Tritia louisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.
(Original description in French) This type is well distinct from Tritia corrugata by its surface with salient reticulation, resembling a Tritia reticulata in miniature [ Pallary P., 1912b: Liste des Mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 42: 171–174 ]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off
Syria and
Cyprus.
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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
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Nofroni, I.; Savona, S. (1987). Nassarius zambakidisi new species from the Eastern Mediterranean. La Conchiglia. 218-219: 6-7
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