Tricolia punctura

Tricolia punctura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[2]

Tricolia punctura
Shell of Tricolia punctura (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Phasianellidae
Genus: Tricolia
Species:
T. punctura
Binomial name
Tricolia punctura
Gofas, 1993 [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy and Corsica.

References

  1. Gofas S., 1993: Notes on some Ibero-Moroccan and Mediterranean Tricolia (Gastropoda, Tricoliidae) with description of new species; Journal of Molluscan Studies 59: 351–361
  2. Tricolia punctura Gofas, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.


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