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Trivia (genus)
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Trivia is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Triviidae
, the trivias.
These are known in Britain as "cowries". The shells do superficially resemble those of small ribbed cowries, but Trivia species are not very closely related to true cowries.
Species within the genus Trivia include, according to the World Register of Marine Species
(WoRMS)
Species named in other databases :
Synonyms
European species:
Trivia arctica, T. candidula, T. monacha and T. multirilata
Western Atlantic species with updated genera: http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=findsnail&genus=Trivia&associatedname=&author=&year=&yearend=&Search=Search
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
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Triviidae
Triviidae
Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Taxonomy:The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005:*Eratoinae Gill, 1871**tribe Eratoini Gill, 1871...
, the trivias.
These are known in Britain as "cowries". The shells do superficially resemble those of small ribbed cowries, but Trivia species are not very closely related to true cowries.
Species
The genus Trivia has recently been split into many genera, including Cleotrivia, Niveria, Pusula, Triviella, Trivirostra etc, but this information is not yet shown completely in the species list below.Species within the genus Trivia include, according to the World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS)
- Trivia antillarumTrivia antillarumCleotrivia antillarum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or Cleotrivias....
Schilder, 1922 - Antilles trivia, - Trivia arcticaTrivia arcticaTrivia arctica, the northern cowrie, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias.This is a similar species to Trivia monacha and often occurs in the same areas....
(Pulteney, 1799) - unspotted cowrie, northern cowrie, in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
a "groatie-buckie" - Trivia candidulaTrivia candidulaTrivia candidula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Gaskoin, 1836 - little white trivia, - Trivia cylindricaTrivia cylindricaTrivia cylindrica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Dolin, 2001 - Trivia dakarensis Schilder, 1967
- Trivia dartevelleiTrivia dartevelleiTrivia dartevellei is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Knudsen, 1955 - Trivia exigua (Gray, 1832) : synonym of Trivirostra exigua (J. E. Gray, 1831)
- Trivia grohorumTrivia grohorumTrivia grohorum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Fehse & Grego, 2008) - Trivia insectaTrivia insectaTrivia insecta is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Mighels, 1845) - Trivia leditae Rios, 2009
- Trivia leucosphaeraTrivia leucosphaeraDolichupis leucosphaera is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Schilder, 1931 - little white trivia - Trivia levantinaTrivia levantinaTrivia levantina is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Smriglio, Mariottini & Buzzurro, 1998) - Trivia liltvediTrivia liltvediNiveria liltvedi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Gofas, 1984 - Trivia marlowiTrivia marlowiTrivellona marlowi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Rosenberg & Finley, 2001 - Trivia mediterraneaTrivia mediterraneaTrivia mediterranea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Risso, 1826) - Trivia monachaTrivia monachaTrivia monacha, also known as the European cowrie or spotted cowrie, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias....
(da Costa, 1778) - spotted cowrie - Trivia multilirataTrivia multilirataTrivia multilirata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Sowerby, 1870) - Trivia napolina (Kiener, 1843)
- Trivia oryza (Lamarck, 1810)
- Trivia pellucidula (Gaskoin, 1846): synonym of Trivirostra pellucidula (Gaskoin, 1846)
- Trivia procella Cate, 1979
- Trivia spongicolaTrivia spongicolaNiveria spongicola is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Monterosato, 1923) - Trivia vitrosphaeraTrivia vitrosphaeraTrivia vitrosphaera is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Dolin, 2001
Species named in other databases :
- Trivia californiana (Gray, 1827) - California trivia
- Trivia calvariola Kilburn, 1980
- Trivia costata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Trivia eratoides Liltved, 1986
- Trivia globosa (Sowerby II, 1832)
- Trivia hallucinata Liltved, 1984
- Trivia hordacea (Keiner, 1843)
- Trivia khanya Liltved, 1986
- Trivia lemaitrei Liltved, 1986
- Trivia magnidentata Liltved, 1986
- Trivia mercesTrivia mercesTrivia merces is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1924) - New Zealand cowry - Trivia multicostata Liltved, 1986
- Trivia neglecta (Schilder, 1930)
- Trivia producta (Gaskoin, 1836)
- Trivia ritteri Raymond, 1903
- Trivia rubra Shaw, 1909
- Trivia sanctispiritus Shikama, 1974
- Trivia sanguinea (Sowerby, 1832)
- Trivia solandri (Sowerby, 1832) - Solander's trivia
- Trivia splendidissima (Tomlin & Schilder, 1934)
- Trivia suavis Schilder, 1931
- Trivia vemacola Liltved, 1987
- Trivia verhoefi Gosliner & Liltved, 1982
- Trivia vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1836)
- Trivia virginiae Liltved, 1986
Synonyms
- Trivia aperta (Swainson, 1822) : synonym of the accepted name Trviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
- Trivia maltbiana Schwengel and McGinty, 1942 : synonym of the accepted name Pusula maltbianaPusula maltbianaNiveria maltbiana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942) - Trivia millardi (Cate, 1979) - West Coast baby's toes : synonym of the accepted name Triviella millardi (Cate, 1979)
- Trivia nix (Schilder, 1922) - snowy trivia, = Niveria nixNiveria nixNiveria nix is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
- Trivia ovulata (Lamarck, 1810) - baby's toes : synonym of the accepted name Triviella ovulata (Lamarck, 1811)
- Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758) - coffeebean trivia : synonym of the accepted name Pusula pediculusPusula pediculusPusula pediculus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Trivia phalacra (Schilder, 1930) : synonym of the accepted name Triviella phalacraTriviella phalacraTriviella phalacra is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Schilder, 1930 - Trivia quadripunctata (Gray, 1827) - four-spot trivia, = Niveria quadripunctataNiveria quadripunctataNiveria quadripunctata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
- Trivia suffusa (Gray, 1832) - pink trivia, = Niveria suffusaNiveria suffusaNiveria suffusa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
European species:
Trivia arctica, T. candidula, T. monacha and T. multirilata
Western Atlantic species with updated genera: http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=findsnail&genus=Trivia&associatedname=&author=&year=&yearend=&Search=Search
- Cleotrivia antillarum (Schilder, 1922)
- Cleotrivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836)
- Cleotrivia leucosphaera (Schilder, 1931)
- Niveria nixNiveria nixNiveria nix is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Schilder, 1922) - Niveria quadripunctataNiveria quadripunctataNiveria quadripunctata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Gray, 1827) - Niveria suffusaNiveria suffusaNiveria suffusa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Gray, 1827) - Pusula hybrida (Schilder, 1931)
- Pusula maltbianaPusula maltbianaNiveria maltbiana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942) - Pusula pacei (Petuch, 1987)
- Pusula pediculusPusula pediculusPusula pediculus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Trivia procella Cate, 1979
- Trivirostra corinneae (Shaw, 1909) (extralimital)