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Trivia candidula

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Trivia candidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Triviidae
Genus: Trivia
Species:
T. candidula
Binomial name
Trivia candidula
(Gaskoin, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cleotrivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836)
  • Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836
  • Pusula candidula (Gaskoin, 1836)
  • Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912

Trivia candidula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores, Cape Verdes, Canary Islands), off West Africa, off Angola; in the Caribbean Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836). Gofas, S. (2010). Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478487 on 9 July 2010 .
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213