Tritia frigens

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Tritia frigens
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T. frigens
Binomial name
Tritia frigens
(Martens, 1878)
Synonyms [1]
  • Hinia frigens(Martens, 1878)
  • Hinia frigens malacitanaeQuiles, 1973
  • Nassa (Tritia) brychiaWatson, 1882
  • Nassa brychiaWatson, 1882
  • Nassa brychia var. decorataLocard, 1897
  • Nassa brychia var. majorLocard, 1897 (synonym)
  • Nassa brychia var. minorLocard, 1897
  • Nassa frigensMartens, 1878
  • Nassarius brychius(Watson, 1882)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) frigens(Martens, E.C. von, 1878)

Tritia frigens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and Mauritania.

Related Research Articles

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<i>Nassarius tritoniformis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius turulosus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Tritia</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia frigens (Martens, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876830 on 2016-05-18