Tritia ovoidea

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Tritia ovoidea
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T. ovoidea
Binomial name
Tritia ovoidea
(Locard, 1886) [1]
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Nassa ovoideaLocard 1886 (basionym)
  • Nassa semistriata var. corneaLocard 1887
  • Nassa semistriata var. costulataLocard 1887
  • Nassa semistriata var. curtaLocard 1887
  • Nassa trifasciataMac Andrew 1856
  • Nassarius cabrierensis ovoideus(Locard, 1886)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) cabrierensis ovoideusLocard, 1886
  • Nassarius ovoideus(Locard, 1886)

Tritia ovoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest Spain; in the Alboran Sea and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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