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]
  • Hinia erythrea (Issel, 1869)
  • Nassa (Hima) erythrea Issel, 1869
  • Nassa costulata var. erythrea Issel, 1869 (original combination)
  • Nassa erythraea Issel, 1869
  • Nassarius erythraeus (Issel, 1869)

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. 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
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