Tritia turulosa

Tritia turulosa
Shell of Tritia turulosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Tritia
Species:	T. turulosa
Binomial name
Tritia turulosa (Risso, 1826)
Synonyms
Alectrion edwardsi (P. Fischer, 1882) Nassa edwardsi P. Fischer, 1882 Nassarius torulosus Risso, 1826 Nassarius (Nassarius) turulosus (Risso, 1826) Planaxis turulosa Risso, 1826 (basionym)

Tritia turulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece.

References

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
• 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

External links

• Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, F.G. Levrault. 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls
• Fischer, P. (1882-1883). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques recueillis dans le cours des expéditions scientifiques de l'aviso "Le Travailleur" (1880 et 1881). Journal de Conchyliologie. 30: 49-53 (1882), 273-277
• Crocetta, F.; Bitar, G.; Zibrowius, H.; Oliverio, M. (2020). Increase in knowledge of the marine gastropod fauna of Lebanon since the 19th century. Bulletin of Marine Science. 96(1): 1-22.
• "Nassarius (Nassarius) turulosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.