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Tritia coralligena

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Tritia coralligena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species:
T. coralligena
Binomial name
Tritia coralligena
(Pallary, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nassa coralligena Pallary, 1900
  • Nassarius coralligenus (Pallary, 1900)
  • Nassarius (Hima) coralligenus (Pallary, 1900)

Tritia coralligena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

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 Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain, Morocco and the Canary Islands; in the Alboran Sea.

References

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  1. ^ Pallary, P. 1900. Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie 48: 211–422, pls. 6–8.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritia coralligena (Pallary, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890055 on 2021-09-05
  • 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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  • Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422
  • Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material.
  • "Nassarius (Hima) coralligenus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.