Tricolia pulchella
| Tricolia pulchella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Subfamily: | Tricoliinae |
| Genus: | Tricolia |
| Species: | T. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricolia pulchella (Récluz, 1843) | |
Tricolia pulchella is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[1][2]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 7 mm.
Habitat
This species is found in the following habitats:[1]
- Brackish
- Marine
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Black Sea.
References
- ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Tricolia pulchella (Récluz, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576566 on 2013-02-10
- ^ Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
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