Tricolia insignis is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[1][2]
Tricolia insignis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Phasianellidae |
Subfamily: | Tricoliinae |
Genus: | Tricolia |
Species: | T. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Tricolia insignis (Turton, 1932)
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Description
editThe shell reaches a height of 3.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off southeast South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tricolia insignis (Turton, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=600666 on 2013-02-10
- ^ Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species
- "Tricolia insignis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.