Tritia tinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
This is a taxon inquirendum.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm. Shell is ovate-conical, tawny coloured, adorned with numerous dark lines on the whole of the spire. The last whorl bears a great number of dark blotches and is transversely striated. the aperture is smooth inside with a bent margin.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off the Strait of Messina.
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Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
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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
External links
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Maravigna C. (1840). G. Buccin. Buccinum. Lamarck. B. de Tineo. B. Tinei. Maravigna. Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Palaeontologie. (2) 2, pl. 24
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Calcara P., 1845: Cenno sui molluschi viventi e fossili della Sicilia da servire da supplimento ed insieme di critiche osservazioni all'opera di R.A. Philippi Stamperia Reale, Palermo 49 p., 4 pl
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Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353
