Tritia conspersa

Tritia conspersa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Tritia conspersa
Shell of Tritia conspersa (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Nassariidae
Genus:	Tritia
Species:	T. conspersa
Binomial name
Tritia conspersa (Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms
Amycla conspersa (Philippi, 1848) Amycla conspersa var. undulata Dautzenberg, 1890 Buccinum conspersum Philippi, 1849 (original combination) Nassa watsoni Kobelt, 1887 (doubtful synonym) Nassarius conspersus (Philippi, 1849)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The smooth shell is oblong-conical. It is white, varied with reddish-brown spots and dots. The whorls are somewhat flattened, with the body whorl being quite rounded. The aperture is ovate and acutely angled superiorly. The outer lip is thickened externally and crenulated internally. The inner lip is callous, not expanded, and is terminated at the base by two nodules. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.