Tricolia deschampsi
Appearance
Tricolia deschampsi | |
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Shell of Tricolia deschampsi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Phasianellidae |
Genus: | Tricolia |
Species: | T. deschampsi
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Binomial name | |
Tricolia deschampsi Gofas, 1993 [1]
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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
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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
- ^ 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
- ^ Tricolia deschampsi Gofas, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ ISSN 0260-1230.
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Tricolia deschampsi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.