Tritia heynemanni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]

Tritia heynemanni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species:
T. heynemanni
Binomial name
Tritia heynemanni
(Von Maltzan, 1884) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nassa heynemanni Maltzan, 1884
  • Nassa sesarma Marrat 1877 (dubious synonym)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) heynemanni (Von Maltzan, 1884)
  • Nassarius heynemanni (Maltzan, 1884)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Spain and Senegal.

References

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  1. ^ Maltzan H. F. von., 1884: Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft 16: 65-73.
  2. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2016). Tritia heynemanni (Maltzan, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876853 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.
  • 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) heynemanni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.