Tritia frigens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Tritia frigens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species:
T. frigens
Binomial name
Tritia frigens
(Martens, 1878)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hinia frigens (Martens, 1878)
  • Hinia frigens malacitanae Quiles, 1973
  • Nassa (Tritia) brychia Watson, 1882
  • Nassa brychia Watson, 1882
  • Nassa brychia var. decorata Locard, 1897
  • Nassa brychia var. major Locard, 1897 (synonym)
  • Nassa brychia var. minor Locard, 1897
  • Nassa frigens Martens, 1878
  • Nassarius brychius (Watson, 1882)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) frigens (Martens, E.C. von, 1878)

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters and in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco and Mauritania.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia frigens (Martens, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876830 on 2016-05-18
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Adam W. & Knudsen J. 1984. Révision des Nassariidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda Prosobranchia) de l’Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 55(9): 1-95, 5 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
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  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) frigens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.