Tritia nitida / reticulata NEW QUALIFIER-agg.
(netted dog whelk)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateTritia nitida / reticulata (netted dog whelk)
GenusTritia (a genus of molluscs)
SubfamilyNASSARIINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyNASSARIIDAE (a family of dog whelks)
SuperfamilyBUCCINOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderNEOGASTROPODA (an order of predatory gastropods)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tritia nitida / reticulata (netted dog whelk) :
1: Tritia nitida / reticulata (netted dog whelk)
20 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
crawling on sand
Image 1: Animal mostly withdrawn - mouth view - white backgroundImage 2: Animal partly withdrawn - mouth view - white backgroundImage 3: Crawling - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 4: Crawling - dorsal view - white background (2)Image 5: Crawling - latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 6: Crawling - latero-dorsal view - white background (2)Image 7: Crawling - latero-dorsal view - white background (3)Image 8: Crawling - latero-dorsal view - white background (4)Image 9: Crawling - latero-dorsal view - white background (5)Image 10: Crawling - latero-dorsal view - white background (6)Image 11: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 12: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 13: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (3)Image 14: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (4)Image 15: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (5)Image 16: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (6)Image 17: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (7)Image 18: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (8)Image 19: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (9)Image 20: Crawling on sand - dorsal view - natural background (10)Image 21: Shell - back view - black backgroundImage 22: Shell - back view - white backgroundImage 23: Shell - mouth view - black backgroundImage 24: Shell - mouth view - white backgroundImage 25: Mouth - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 26: Shell surface ornamentation - highly enlargedImage 27: Shell surface ornamentation - highly enlarged (2)Image 28: Shell surface ornamentation - highly enlarged (3)
2: Tritia nitida / reticulata (netted dog whelk)
25 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Hundreds of dead and dying shells, washed up on beach after storm
Image 1: Shell - body whorl view - pale backgroundImage 2: Shell - mouth view - pale backgroundImage 3: Shells - body whorl views - pale backgroundImage 4: Shells - mouth views - pale backgroundImage 5: Mouth - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Mouth - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Opercula - attached side - highly enlargedImage 8: Opercula - outer face - highly enlarged
3: Tritia nitida / reticulata (netted dog whelk)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
on foreshore
Image 1: Shell - body whorl view - close-upImage 2: Shell - mouth view - close-up

Tritia nitida / reticulata (netted dog whelk) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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