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Tricolia gabiniana (Cotton & Godfrey 1938)

Tricolia gabiniana

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Tricolia gabiniana is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell reaches 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the intertidal zone off Western Australia.

References

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tricolia gabiniana (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593918 on 2013-02-10
  2. ^ Robertson, R. 1985. Archaeogastropod biology and the systematics of the genus Tricolia (Trochacea: Tricoliidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 3: 1-103.
  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn

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Tricolia gabiniana: Brief Summary

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Tricolia gabiniana is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.

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