Tritia senegalensis
| Tritia senegalensis | |
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| Shell of Tritia senegalensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Tritia |
| Species: | T. senegalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritia senegalensis (Maltzan, 1884)
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Tritia senegalensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the dog whelks or nassa mud snails.[1]
Description
The length off the shell varies between 8 mm and 9 mm, its diameter between 5 mm and 5.5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) It differs from the Mediterranean type by a smaller, thinner shell, more convex whorls, a much less expanded aperture callus, and a less thickened outer lip. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs off Senegal.
References
- ^ Tritia senegalensis (Maltzan, 1884). 1 1June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Maltzan, H.F. von (1884). "Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft. 16: 70. Retrieved 11 June 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.