''Trivellona bealsi'' is a
species of small
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine specimen occurs off the
Philippines.
References
* Fehse D. & Grego J. (2004) Contribution to the knowledge of the Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). IX. Revision of the genus Trivellona. Berlin and Banska Bystrica. Published as a CD in 2004; as a book in 2009.
External links
Gary Rosenberg and Charles C. Finley, New Species of Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from South Africa, Namibia and the Philippines; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 151 (Dec. 31, 2001), pp. 23-30
Triviidae
Gastropods described in 2001
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