Tritia elongata
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| Shell of Tritia elongata (lectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Tritia |
| Species: | T. elongata
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| Tritia elongata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
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Tritia elongata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell is smaller than Tritia corniculum and longer. This species appears to be the most variable in terms of coloration. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off France, Algeria and Greece.
References
[edit]- ^ Tritia elongata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882). 8 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882–1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. pp. 57–58. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Aissaoui 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. Bibcode:2017MBioR..13..370A. doi:10.1080/17451000.2016.1273528.
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