Tricolia miniata explained

Tricolia miniata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, off the Strait of Gibraltar and in the Southern Mediterranean Sea, found on brown algae Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry 2020 (syn. Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, 1950).

References

• Gofas S. (1982). The genus Tricolia in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Journal of Molluscan Studies 48: 182–213
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213