''Tritia coralligena'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritia coralligena (Pallary, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890055 on 2021-09-05

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain,

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and the Canary Islands; in the Alboran Sea.

References

* 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

Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422

Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material.
* Nassariidae Gastropods described in 1900 {{Nassariidae-stub