Tritia pellucida
Tritia pellucida, common name : the cyclops nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
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Tritia pellucida ( Risso, 1826) | |
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Even as Cyclope has been ruled to have a feminine gender by Opinion 793 of the ICZN,[2] Risso published the name as masculine Cyclope pellucidus and the synonym Cyclope donovania as feminine.
Description
The shell size varies between 5 mm and 12 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Greece)
References
- Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia pellucida (Risso, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876815 on 2016-05-20
- 1966, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23(5): 227
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the Family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
- "Cyclope (Cyclope) pellucida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
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