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 | |
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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) | |
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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
- 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.
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