Tritia caboverdensis

Tritia caboverdensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Tritia
Species: T. caboverdensis
Binomial name
Tritia caboverdensis
(Rolán, 1984)
Synonyms
  • Hinia caboverdensis Rolán, 1984 (original combination)
  • Nassarius cuvieri auct.non Payraudeau, B.-C., 1826
  • Nassarius ferussaci auct.non Payraudeau, B.-C., 1826
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984)

Tritia caboverdensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876826 on 2016-05-18


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