| Tricolia capensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Genus: | Tricolia |
| Species: | T. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricolia capensis (Dunker, 1846) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Phasianella capensisDunker, 1846 | |
Tricolia capensis, common name the pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae. [1]
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The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.
This marine species occurs off Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique.
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