Trivirostra hordacea
Appearance
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Trivirostra hordacea | |
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Shell of Trivirostra hordacea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Triviidae |
Genus: | Trivirostra |
Species: | T. hordacea
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Binomial name | |
Trivirostra hordacea | |
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Trivirostra hordacea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 6 mm. They are white in colour and are characterised by their prominent ribs.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Hawaii, Fiji, Okinawa, Japan, Nerw South Wales (Australia), Zanzibar.
References
[edit]- ^ F. A. Schilder. "Cypaeacea from Hawaii" (PDF). Hbs.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trivirostra hordacea (Kiener, 1844)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- Fehse D. (2002) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) V. Kritische Beurteilung der Genera und Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Semitrivia Cossmann, 1903. Acta Conchyliorum 6: 3-48.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
[edit]- Kiener L.C. (1843-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 1. Famille des Enroulées. Genres Porcelaine (Cypraea), Linné, pp. 1-166, pl. 1-57
- Mighels J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848.