Nassa

See also: nassa

Translingual

Nassa serta

Etymology

From Latin nassa (“narrow-necked basket”).

Proper noun

Nassa f

1. 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
• Nassa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nassa at World Register of Marine Species
• Nassa at National Center for Biotechnology Information