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Tritia alba

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Subfamily
  
Nassariinae

Scientific name
  
Nassarius albus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Nassariidae

Genus
  
Tritia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Tritia alba

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Tritia alba, common name the variable dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

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The variety Nassarius albus var. nanus Nowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of Phrontis karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1971

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA to Brazil.

References

Tritia alba Wikipedia


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