Tritia louisi

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

Tritia louisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species:
T. louisi
Binomial name
Tritia louisi
(Pallary, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Nassa cuvierii var. louisi Pallary 1912 (basionym)
  • Nassarius (Telasco) louisi (Pallary, 1912)
  • Nassarius louisi (Pallary, 1912)
  • Nassarius zambakidisi Nofroni & Savona 1987

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off Syria.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tritia louisi (Pallary, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991268 on 2021-09-06
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Nofroni, I.; Savona, S. (1987). Nassarius zambakidisi new species from the Eastern Mediterranean. La Conchiglia. 218-219: 6-7
  • Pallary P., 1912b: Liste des Mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 42: 171–174
  • Aissaoui C., Galindo L.A., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. (2017). The nassariids from the Gulf of Gabès revisited (Neogastropoda, Nassariidae). Marine Biology Research. 13(4): 370-389
  • "Nassarius (Telasco) louisi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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