Tricolia capensis
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. capensis
Binomial name
Tricolia capensis
(Dunker, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Phasianella capensis Dunker, 1846

Tricolia capensis, common name the pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique.

References

  1. ^ a b Tricolia capensis (Dunker, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.