Poole, Karen E.
Tritia
Sign in to saveTritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Tritia is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Nassariidae and Tritia reticulata.
It is catalogued under topics including Gastropod genera and Tritia.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyNassariidae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Nassarius nodiferus 01.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- taxon name
- Tritia
- Commons category
- Tritia
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~11 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- List of synonyms of the genus
- References
Tritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
== Description == (Described as Neritula) The shell is ovate, depressed, with the axis distorted. The spire is flattened and oblique. The whorls are smooth. The aperture is depressed. The columella is smooth. The inner lip is callous and is spread over the body whorl. The outer lip is reflected, not denticulate or striated.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tritia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.