Tritia caboverdensis
| Tritia caboverdensis | |
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| Shell of Tritia caboverdensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Tritia |
| Species: | T. caboverdensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984) | |
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Tritia caboverdensis 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 8 mm and 18 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.
References
- ^ Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
- "Nassarius (Nassarius) caboverdensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353