Tritia caboverdensis

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

Tritia caboverdensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
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)

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. Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) caboverdensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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