Biology:Tritia conspersa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Tritia conspersa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Tritia |
| Species: | T. conspersa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritia conspersa (Philippi, 1848)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tritia conspersa 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 10 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
- ↑ Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
- Segers W., Rolan E. & Swinnen F. (2008) Study and separation of two species treated as Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844) (Neogastropoda, Nassariidae). Visaya 2(3): 18–28.
External links
- "Nassarius conspersus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_58578.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6967432 entry
