Nassa
See also: nassa
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin nassa (“narrow-necked basket”).
Proper noun
Nassa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – certain of the rock snails or murex snails.
Usage notes
- This, the genus currently accepted under ICZN, is Nassa Röding, 1798. Nassa Lamarck, 1799 is now Nassarius.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Caenogastropoda – subclass; Sorbeoconcha – order; Hypsogastropoda – suborder; Neogastropoda – infraorder; Muricoidea – superfamily; Muricidae – family; Muricinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nassa serta - type species; Nassa francolina, Nassa situla, Nassa tuamotuensis - other accepted species
References
- Nassa (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rapaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nassa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Nassa at World Register of Marine Species
- Nassa at National Center for Biotechnology Information