Tritia pygmaea is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Tritia pygmaea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Tritia
Species:
T. pygmaea
Binomial name
Tritia pygmaea
(Schlotheim, 1820)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hinia pygmaea (Schlotheim, 1820)
  • Muricites pygmaeus Schlotheim, 1820 (original combination)

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tritia pygmaea (Schlotheim, 1820) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1391524 on 2022-10-18
  • Stein G. (2019). Die Gattung Tritia Risso, 1826 (Neogastropoda: Nassariidae) im Miozän des Nordseebeckens. Palaeontos. 32: 3-85.
  • Lozouet P. (2021). Buccinoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) de l'Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l'Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 22: 3-129.
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