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Leucozonia
Sign in to saveLeucozonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Leucozonia is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Animalia and Dominican Republic.
Vinony files it under Extant Miocene first appearances and Fasciolariidae.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Chestnut Nassa
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyFasciolariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Fasciolariidae
- Collections
- ICML-UNAM, PRI, UF, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cayman Islands, Ecuador
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
Leucozonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
==Description== The oval shell is subglobose. The spire is moderate. The aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is short. The columella is subflexuous and shows small, oblique, unequal plaits. The outer lip is subacute, with a tooth or tubercle at the fore part.
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