Tricolia deschampsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.[2] It was first described as a separate species by Gofas in 1993, named after Guy Deschamps.[3]
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| Shell of Tricolia deschampsi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Genus: | Tricolia |
| Species: | T. deschampsi
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| Tricolia deschampsi Gofas, 1993 [1]
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Description edit
The height of the shell reaches 1.7 mm. The shell of this species is easily confused with Tricolia tingitana. The shell has a globose shape, with three whorls. The colour of the shell's narrow lines are usually pink, occasionally brown. The shell has 6-7 spiral cords on the first teleoconch whorl and three shallow sinuosities on the outer lip of the shell.[4] The snail itself has only two pairs of epipodial tentacles, differentiating from close relatives that have three.[4]
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Ecology edit
Habitat edit
Common in algae that grows best in strong light, around 10–40 metres in depth. Shells that are dredged in deep waters are transported.[3]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs at the Strait of Gibraltar and off Italy.
References edit
- ^ Gofas S., 1993: Notes on some Ibero-Moroccan and Mediterranean Tricolia (Gastropoda, Tricoliidae) with description of new species; Journal of Molluscan Studies 59: 351–361
- ^ Tricolia deschampsi Gofas, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ a b Gofas, Serge (1 July 1993). "Notes on some Ibero-Moroccan and Mediterranean Tricolia (Gastropoda, Tricoliidae), with descriptions of new species". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 59 (3): 351–361. doi:10.1093/mollus/59.3.351. ISSN 0260-1230.
- ^ a b Scuderi, Danilo; Reitano, Agatino (2012). "New observations on the taxonomy, biology and distribution of Tricolia landinii Bogi et Campani, 2007 (Gastropoda Vetigastropoda)". Biodiversity Journal. 3 (4): 521–526.
External links edit
- "Tricolia deschampsi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.