Tritia erythraea
| Tritia erythraea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Nassariinae |
| Genus: | Tritia |
| Species: | T. erythraea |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritia erythraea (Issel, 1869) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tritia erythraea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 4.5 mm and 9 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar
References
- 1 2 Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia erythraea (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876828 on 2016-05-18
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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