Funa asra | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Funa asra | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Funa |
Species: | F. asra |
Binomial name | |
Funa asra Kilburn, 1988 |
Funa asra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 60 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2018) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, and Mozambique.
References
- Funa asra Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167-320
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- "Funa asra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Funa asra |
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