Tricolia tenuis

Tricolia tenuis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]

Tricolia tenuis
Drawing with two views of a shell of Tricolia tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Phasianellidae
Genus: Tricolia
Species:
T. tenuis
Binomial name
Tricolia tenuis
(Michaud, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Phasianella capensis Dunker, R.W., 1846
  • Phasianella intermedia Scacchi, 1836
  • Tricolia pullus azorica Dautzenberg, Ph., 1889

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 11 mm. The oval, elongated shell is rather thin, and shining. The elevated spire has a conic shape. It is composed of 4–5 somewhat convex whorls, separated by slightly impressed sutures. The aperture is rounded oval. The columella is arcuate. The color of the shell is yellowish or rose, with red and white flammules and decurrent lines, sometimes punctate with red.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores, Cape Verde Islands and West Africa.

References
  1. Tricolia tenuis (Michaud, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Scacchi A. (1836). Catalogus Conchyliorum regni Neapolitani. Neapoli [Naples], Typis Filiatre-Sebetii 18 p., 1 pl.
  • 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
  • "Tricolia tenuis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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