Cyclops Nassa
Tritia pellucida
Classification
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Nassariidae
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.
Les cyclopes forment une espèce de créatures fantastiques dans la mythologie grecque. Ce sont des monstres géants n'ayant qu'un œil au milieu du front. Les premiers cyclopes sont ceux de la Théogonie d'Hésiode.
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Distribution
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