Trivirostra hordacea

Trivirostra hordacea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[2] They are white in colour and are characterised by their prominent ribs.

Trivirostra hordacea
Shell of Trivirostra hordacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Velutinoidea
Family:
Triviidae
Subfamily:
Triviinae
Genus:
Trivirostra
Species:
T. hordacea
Binomial name
Trivirostra hordacea
Kiener, 1843[1]

References
  1. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op10-3.pdf
  2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555445
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