Tricolia fordiana is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593900 on 2013-02-10Robertson, R. 1985. Archaeogastropod biology and the systematics of the genus Tricolia (Trochacea: Tricoliidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 3: 1-103.Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
Description
The height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 5 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Central Indo- West Pacific region and off Australia.
References
Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, West Australia.
External links Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) World Register of Marine Species