Tritia Explained

Tritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.^[1]

Description

(Described as Neritula) The shell is ovate, depressed, with the axis distorted. The spire is flattened and oblique. The whorls are smooth. The aperture is depressed. The columella is smooth. The inner lip is callous and is spread over the body whorl. The outer lip is reflected, not denticulate or striated.

The body whorl is depressed and extends over the penultimate whorl, nearly covering and concealing the spire, which, consequently, appears very obtuse.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Tritia include:

• † Tritia albrechti Stein, 2019
• † Tritia andersoni (F. Nordsieck, 1972)
• † Tritia andonae (Bellardi, 1882)
• † Tritia aquitanica (Mayer, 1858)
• † Tritia aturensis (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia basteroti (Michelotti, 1847)
• † Tritia bocholtensis (Beyrich, 1854)
• Tritia burchardi (Philippi, 1849)
• Tritia caboverdensis (Rolán, 1984)
• Tritia cancellarioides (F. Nordsieck, 1972)
• Tritia catullorum T. Cossignani, 2021
• † Tritia cestasensis'' (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia cimbrica (Ravn, 1907)
• Tritia conspersa (Philippi, 1849)
• Tritia coralligena (Pallary, 1900)
• Tritia corniculum (Olivi, 1792)
• Tritia crassispiralis (van Voorthuysen, 1944) †
• Tritia cuvierii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• † Tritia degrangei (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia denselineata (Nagao, 1928)
• Tritia denticulata (A. Adams, 1852)
• Tritia djerbaensis Aissaoui, Galindo, Puillandre & Bouchet, 2017
• Tritia edlaueri (Beer-Bistricky, 1958) †
• Tritia elata (Gould, 1845)
• Tritia elongata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
• Tritia ephamilla (Watson, 1882)
• † Tritia facki (Koenen, 1872)
• Tritia frigens (Martens, 1878)
• † Tritia gallica (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia gestroi (Hornung, 1920)
• Tritia gibbosula (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Tritia girondica (Peyrot, 1925)
• Tritia goreensis (Maltzan, 1884)
• Tritia grana (Lamarck, 1822)
• † Tritia hemmoorica Stein, 2019
• Tritia heynemanni (Maltzan, 1884)
• † Tritia incommodans (Peyrot, 1925)
• Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768)
• † Tritia infralaevis (Fischer in Wanner, 1927)
• † Tritia jyllandica Stein, 2019
• † Tritia karinwienrichae Stein, 2019
• † Tritia karoroensis (Maxwell, 1988)
• †Tritia karreri'' (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1882)
• † Tritia kostejana (O. Boettger, 1902)
• Tritia lanceolata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
• † Tritia latestriata (Kautsky, 1925)
• † Tritia levensauensis (Hinsch, 1987)
• Tritia lima (Dillwyn, 1817)
• † Tritia longitesta (Beer-Bistrický, 1958)
• Tritia louisi (Pallary, 1912)
• † Tritia mancietensis (Peyrot, 1925)
• Tritia miga (Bruguière, 1789)
• † Tritia miniridibunda Lozouet, 2021
• † Tritia mostafavii Stein, 2019
• Tritia mothsi Stein, 2019
• Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tritia neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tritia nitida (Jeffreys, 1867)
• † Tritia oblonga (Sasso, 1827)
• † Tritia occidentalis (Peyrot, 1925)
• Tritia ovoidea (Locard, 1886)
• Tritia pallaryana Aissaoui, Galindo, Puillandre & Bouchet, 2017
• Tritia pellucida (Risso, 1826)
• † Tritia pelouatensis (Peyrot, 1925)
• Tritia pfeifferi (Philippi, 1844)
• † Tritia praebasteroti Lozouet, 2021
• † Tritia producta (Bellardi, 1882)
• † Tritia pygmaea (Schlotheim, 1820)
• Tritia recidiva (von Martens, 1876)
• †Tritia recta (Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1886)
• † Tritia rejecta (O. Boettger, 1906)
• † Tritia recta (Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1886)
• Tritia reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Tritia ridibunda (Lozouet, 1999)
• † Tritia ronaldjansseni'' (Schnetler, 2005)
• † Tritia rozieri (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia saucatsensis (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia schlotheimi (Beyrich, 1854)
• † Tritia schoenni (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1882)
• † Tritia schroederi (Kautsky, 1925)
• Tritia senegalensis (Maltzan, 1884)
• † Tritia separabilis (Laws, 1939)
• † Tritia serraticosta (Bronn, 1831)
• Tritia sinusigera (A. Adams, 1852)
• Tritia siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852)
• † Tritia slieswicia (Rasmussen, 1966)
• † Tritia socialis (Hutton, 1886)
• † Tritia sorgenfreii Stein, 2019
• † Tritia sororcula (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia spectabilis (Nyst, 1845)
• Tritia stephanensis (Peyrot, 1925) †
• † Tritia subincognita (Lozouet, 1999)
• † Tritia substraminea (Grateloup, 1834)
• † Tritia subtessellata (Peyrot, 1925)
• † Tritia syltensis (Beyrich, 1854)
• Tritia tavernai T. Cossignani, 2018
• Tritia tenuicosta (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882)
• † Tritia tenuistriata (Beyrich, 1854)
• Tritia tinei (Maravigna, 1840)
• Tritia tingitana (Pallary, 1901)
• Tritia trivittata (Say, 1822)
• Tritia turulosa (Risso, 1826)
• † Tritia twistringensis (A. W. Janssen, 1972)
• Tritia unifasciata (Kiener, 1834)
• Tritia varicosa (W. Turton, 1825)
• Tritia vaucheri (Pallary, 1906)
• Tritia vincenzoi T. Cossignani, 2021
• † Tritia voorthuyseni (Janse & A. W. Janssen, 1983)
• † Tritia westfalica Stein, 2019
• † Tritia wienrichi (Gürs, 2002)

Species brought into synonymy :

• Tritia alba (Say, 1826): synonym of Phrontis alba (Say, 1826)
• Tritia casta (Gould, 1850): synonym of Nassarius castus (Gould, 1850)
• Tritia erythraea (Issel, 1869): synonym of Reticunassa erythraea (Issel, 1869)
• Tritia (Hinia) festivus (Powys, 1835): synonym of Nassarius festivus (Powys, 1835): synonym of Reticunassa festiva (Powys, 1835)
• Tritia (Reticunassa) dermestina (Gould, 1860): synonym of Nassarius pauperus (Gould, 1850): synonym of Nassarius pauper (Gould, 1850): synonym of Reticunassa paupera (Gould, 1850)
• Tritia (Reticunassa) hiradoensis (Pilsbry, 1904): synonym of Nassarius fraterculus (Dunker, 1860)
• Tritia (Tritonella) crenulicostata Shuto, 1969: synonym of Nassarius crenulicostatus (Shuto, 1969): synonym of Reticunassa crenulicostata (Shuto, 1969)
• Tritia (Varicinassa) variciferus (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Nassarius variciferus (A. Adams, 1852)
• Tritia festiva (Powys, 1835): synonym of Nassarius festivus (Powys, 1835): synonym of Reticunassa festiva (Powys, 1835)
• Tritia fratercula (Dunker, 1860): synonym of Nassarius fraterculus (Dunker, 1860)
• Tritia obsoleta (Say, 1822): synonym of Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822)
• Tritia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Tritia varicosa (W. Turton, 1825)
• Tritia reticulata: synonym of Nassarius reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tritia swearingeni (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014): synonym of Nassarius swearingeni Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014
• Tritia vitiensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848): synonym of Nassarius vitiensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
• Tritia websteri (Petuch & Sargent, 2012): synonym of Nassarius websteri Petuch & Sargent, 2012
• Tritia westerlundi (Brusina, 1900): synonym of Tritia neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Tritia wilsoni (Ludbrook, 1978): synonym of † Nassarius wilsoni (Ludbrook, 1978)

List of synonyms of the genus

• Alectrion (Hima) Leach in Gray, 1852
• Alectrion (Tritia) A. Adams, 1853
• Amycla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Amyclina Iredale, 1918 (unnecessary replacement name for Amycla H. & A. Adams, 1853 )
• Cencus Gistel, 1848
• Cyclonassa Swainson, 1840 (Objective synonym of Cyclope)
• Cyclope Risso, 1826
• Cyclops Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cyclops O.F. Müller, 1785 [Crustacea]; Cencus Gistel, 1848 is a replacement name)
• † Fackia Nordsieck, 1972
• Hima Leach in Gray, 1852
• † Hima (Mirua) Marwick, 1931
• Hinia Leach, 1847
• Hinia (Reticunassa) Iredale, 1936
• Hinia (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Hinia (Tritonella) A. Adams, 1852
• Ilyanassa Stimpson, 1865
• † Mirua Marwick, 1931
• Nana Schumacher, 1817 (Invalid: Placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 793)
• Nanina Risso, 1826
• Nassa (Amycla) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Nassa (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
• Nassa (Hima) Leach in Gray, 1852
• Nassa (Hinia) Gray, 1847
• Nassa (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Nassa (Tritia) A. Adams, 1853
• Nassa (Tritonella) A. Adams, 1852
• Nassa (Uzita) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Nassarius (Amyclina) Iredale, 1918
• Nassarius (Cryptonassarius) Cernohorsky, 1975
• Nassarius (Cyclope) Risso, 1826
• Nassarius (Cyclops) Montfort, 1810
• Nassarius (Gussonea) Monterosato, 1912
• Nassarius (Hima) Leach in Gray, 1852
• Nassarius (Hinia) Leach, 1847
• Nassarius (Ilyanassa) Stimpson, 1865
• † Nassarius (Miohinia) Nordsieck, 1972
• Nassarius (Mirua) Marwick, 1931
• Nassarius (Naytiopsis) Thiele, 1929
• Nassarius (Neritula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• † Nassarius (Paranassa) Conrad, 1867
• Nassarius (Parcanassa) Iredale, 1936
• Nassarius (Reticunassa) Iredale, 1936
• Nassarius (Telasco) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Nassarius (Tritia) A. Adams, 1853
• Nassarius (Tritonella) A. Adams, 1852
• Nassarius (Usita) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
• Nassarius (Uzita) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Naytiopsis Thiele, 1929
• Neritula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (Objective synonym of Cyclope)
• Panormella O. G. Costa, 1840
• Parcanassa Iredale, 1936
• Proneritula Thiele, 1929
• Tarazeuxis Iredale, 1936
• Telasco H. & A. Adams, 1853
• Tritia (Hinia)
• Tritia (Reticunassa) Iredale, 1936
• Tritia (Tritonella) A. Adams, 1852
• Tritonella A. Adams, 1852
• Uzita H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Zeuxis (Tarazeuxis) Iredale, 1936

References

• Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris: F.G. Levrault. 4: IV, 1-439, 12 pls
• Galindo L.A., Puillandre N., Utge J., Lozouet P. & Bouchet P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337–353.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2016). Tritia. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246140 on 2016-05-18
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls