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Tritia tinei

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Tritia tinei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species:
T. tinei
Binomial name
Tritia tinei
(Maravigna in Guérin, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum gussonii Calcara, 1845
  • Buccinum tinei Maravigna, 1840 (original combination)
  • Nassarius (Gussonea) tinei (Maravigna, C. in Guérin-Méneville, 1840)

Tritia tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritia tinei (Maravigna, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876843 on 2021-09-10
  • 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
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