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Tricolia capensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Phasianelloidea

Genus
  
Tricolia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Phasianellidae

Scientific name
  
Tricolia capensis

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Tricolia, Phasianella solida, Tricolia tenuis, Tricolia speciosa, Phasianella

Tricolia capensis, common name the pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique.

References

Tricolia capensis Wikipedia