Tritia senegalensis

Tritia senegalensis
Shell of Tritia senegalensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Tritia
Species:	T. senegalensis
Binomial name
Tritia senegalensis (Maltzan, 1884)
Synonyms
Nassa incrassata var. senegalensisMaltzan, 1884 Nassa senegalensisMaltzan, 1884 Nassarius senegalensis(Maltzan, 1884)

Tritia senegalensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the dog whelks or nassa mud snails. ^[1]

Description

The length off the shell varies between 8 mm and 9 mm, its diameter between 5 mm and 5.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) It differs from the Mediterranean type by a smaller, thinner shell, more convex whorls, a much less expanded aperture callus, and a less thickened outer lip. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs off Senegal.

References

1. Tritia senegalensis (Maltzan, 1884) . 1 1June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Maltzan, H.F. von (1884). "Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft. 16: 70. Retrieved 11 June 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .