Tritia heynemanni

Tritia heynemanni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Tritia heynemanni
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. heynemanni
Binomial name
Tritia heynemanni
(Von Maltzan, 1884) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nassa heynemanni Maltzan, 1884
  • Nassa sesarma Marrat 1877 (dubious synonym)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) heynemanni (Von Maltzan, 1884)
  • Nassarius heynemanni (Maltzan, 1884)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain and Senegal.

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References
  1. Maltzan H. F. von., 1884: Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft 16: 65-73.
  2. Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia heynemanni (Maltzan, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876853 on 2016-05-18
  • 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
  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) heynemanni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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