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Tricolia insignis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Phasianelloidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Phasianellidae

Similar
  
Tricolia capensis, Tricolia tenuis, Tricolia speciosa, Tricolia pullus, Phasianella

Tricolia insignis is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.

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Description

The shell reaches a height of 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off southeast South Africa.

References

Tricolia insignis Wikipedia