Tritia tingitana
Tritia tingitana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 11 mm; its diameter is 3.5 mm.The shell is strongly elongated for its genus. The spire is exserted. It comprises 8 whorls: the first 3 are smooth, while the others are sculptured with strong longitudinal ribs and impressed transverse striae. On the penultimate whorl, 9 ribs and striae can be counted.
The aperture is small, angled superiorly, and terminates inferiorly in a short tail. The outer lip is internally sulcate and externally margined. The color everywhere is deep tawny.