Tricolia algoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]

Tricolia algoidea
Shell of Tricolia algoidea (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Phasianellidae
Genus: Tricolia
Species:
T. algoidea
Binomial name
Tricolia algoidea
(Pallary, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Epheriella algoidea Pallary, 1920
  • Lacuna algoidea P.M. Pallary, 1912

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea off Morocco

References

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  1. ^ Tricolia algoidea (Pallary, 1920). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • Gofas S. (1982). The genus Tricolia in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Journal of Molluscan Studies 48: 182-213 [
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  • "Tricolia algoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Pallary, P. (1920). Exploration scientifique du Maroc organisée par la Société de Géographie de Paris et continuée par la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc. Deuxième fascicule. Malacologie. i>Larose, Rabat et Paris pp. 108. 1(1): map
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.