Tricolia deschampsi

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Tricolia deschampsi
Shell of Tricolia deschampsi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Phasianellidae
Genus: Tricolia
Species:
T. deschampsi
Binomial name
Tricolia deschampsi
Gofas, 1993 [1]

Tricolia deschampsi is a

mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.[2] It was first described as a separate species by Gofas in 1993, named after Guy Deschamps.[3]

Description

The height of the shell reaches 1.7 mm. The shell of this species is easily confused with

teleoconch whorl and three shallow sinuosities on the outer lip of the shell.[4] The snail itself has only two pairs of epipodial tentacles, differentiating from close relatives that have three.[4]

Ecology

Habitat

Common in algae that grows best in strong light, around 10–40 metres in depth. Shells that are dredged in deep waters are transported.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs at the Strait of Gibraltar and off Italy.

References

  1. ^ Gofas S., 1993: Notes on some Ibero-Moroccan and Mediterranean Tricolia (Gastropoda, Tricoliidae) with description of new species; Journal of Molluscan Studies 59: 351–361
  2. ^ Tricolia deschampsi Gofas, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
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  4. ^ a b Scuderi, Danilo; Reitano, Agatino (2012). "New observations on the taxonomy, biology and distribution of Tricolia landinii Bogi et Campani, 2007 (Gastropoda Vetigastropoda)". Biodiversity Journal. 3 (4): 521–526.

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