Tritia conspersa

Tritia conspersa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Tritia conspersa
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. conspersa
Binomial name
Tritia conspersa
(Philippi, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Amycla conspersa (Philippi, 1848)
  • Amycla conspersa var. undulata Dautzenberg, 1890
  • Buccinum conspersum Philippi, 1849 (original combination)
  • Buccinum watsoni Kobelt, W., 1887
  • Nassa watsoni Kobelt, 1887 (doubtful synonym)
  • Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1849)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

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References
  1. Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Segers W., Rolan E. & Swinnen F. (2008) Study and separation of two species treated as Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844) (Neogastropoda, Nassariidae). Visaya 2(3): 18–28.
  • "Nassarius conspersus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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