Tritia tingitana

 ( Tingitana ) 

Tritia tingitana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia tingitana (Pallary, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876857 on 2016-05-18

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Description The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 11 mm; its diameter is 3.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is strongly elongated for its genus. The spire is exserted. It comprises 8 whorls: the first 3 are smooth, while the others are sculptured with strong longitudinal ribs and impressed transverse striae. On the penultimate whorl, 9 ribs and striae can be counted.

The aperture is small, angled superiorly, and terminates inferiorly in a short tail. The outer lip is internally sulcate (grooved) and externally margined. The color everywhere is deep tawny.

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Distribution This species occurs in the Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean Sea.

• Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356
• 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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