Tricolia deschampsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.[2] It was first described as a separate species by Gofas in 1993, named after Guy Deschamps.[3]
The height of the shell reaches 1.7 mm. The shell of this species is easily confused with Tricolia tingitana. The shell has a globose shape, with three whorls. The colour of the shell's narrow lines are usually pink, occasionally brown. The shell has 6-7 spiral cords on the first teleoconch whorl and three shallow sinuosities on the outer lip of the shell.[4] The snail itself has only two pairs of epipodial tentacles, differentiating from close relatives that have three.[4]
Common in algae that grows best in strong light, around 10-40 metres in depth. Shells that are dredged in deep waters are transported.[3]
This marine species occurs at the Strait of Gibraltar and off Italy.
Tricolia deschampsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae. It was first described as a separate species by Gofas in 1993, named after Guy Deschamps.
