''Tritia louisi'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritia louisi (Pallary, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991268 on 2021-09-06]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off
Syria.
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
* Nofroni, I.; Savona, S. (1987). Nassarius zambakidisi new species from the Eastern Mediterranean. La Conchiglia. 218-219: 6-7
External links
Pallary P., 1912b: ''Liste des Mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie''; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 42: 171–174Aissaoui C., Galindo L.A., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. (2017). The nassariids from the Gulf of Gabès revisited (Neogastropoda, Nassariidae). Marine Biology Research. 13(4): 370-389*
Nassariidae
Gastropods described in 1912
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