''Engina fasciata'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the

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Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015). Engina fasciata (Bozzetti, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828554 on 2015-02-16

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off

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References

* Fraussen K., Monnier E. & Rosado J. (2015). ''Two new Engina Gray, 1839 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from south-west Indian Ocean''. Xenophora Taxonomy. 6: 13–18.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Engina Fasciata Pisaniidae Gastropods described in 2009