Tritia pfeifferi
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| taxon = Tritia pfeifferi
| authority = (Philippi, 1844)Philippi R.A., 1844: Nachtrag zum zweiten Bande der Enumeratio Molluscorum Siciliae , Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie
1: 100-112
| synonyms =
- Amyclina pfefferi (Philippi)
- Buccinum glaberrimum Gmelin, 1791 (Nomen dubium. Doubtful synonym of Nassarius pfeifferi)
- Buccinum pfeifferi Philippi, 1844 (original combination)
- Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844)
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Tritia pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. {{WRMS species|876859|Tritia pfeifferi (Risso, 1826)|11 June 2025}}
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 19 mm
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Distribution
This species is occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain, Portugal and Mauritania.
References
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- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356
- Wolff, W.J.; Duiven, P.; Esselink, P.; Gueve, A. (1993). Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania. Hydrobiologia 258(1-3): 151-163
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Segers W., Rolan E. & Swinnen F. (2008) Study and separation of two species treated as Nassarius pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844) (Neogastropoda, Nassariidae). Visaya 2(3): 18–28.
External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=6061|title=Nassarius (Gussonea) pfeifferi|access-date=13 February 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1844
Category:Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi
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