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Cyclops Nassa

Tritia pellucida

Classification

Tritia pellucida, common name : the cyclops nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. Even as Cyclope has been ruled to have a feminine gender by Opinion 793 of the ICZN, Risso published the name as masculine Cyclope pellucidus and the synonym Cyclope donovania as feminine. Description The shell size varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 54Spain · 19Italy · 2