Tricolia miniata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[2]
| Tricolia miniata | |
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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. miniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tricolia miniata (Monterosato, 1884) [1]
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Description
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, off the Strait of Gibraltar and in the Southern Mediterranean Sea, found on brown algae Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry 2020 (syn. Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, 1950).
References
edit- Gofas S. (1982). The genus Tricolia in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Journal of Molluscan Studies 48: 182–213
- 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
External links
edit- "Tricolia miniata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.