Tritia trivittata

Tritia trivittata
Two views of a shell of Tritia trivittata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species: T. trivittata
Binomial name
Tritia trivittata
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822)
  • Nassa trivittata Say, 1822 (original combination)
  • Nassarius trivittatus (Say, 1822)

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Canada (Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Bay of Fundy)

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2016). Tritia trivittata (Say, 1822). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737284 on 2016-05-18
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