Tritia pfeifferi
Species of gastropod
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Tritia pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Tritia |
| Species: | T. pfeifferi |
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Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 19 mm.
Distribution
This species is occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain, Portugal and Mauritania.
