Triviidae

Family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea of the order Littorinimorpha.[1]

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Triviidae
Beachworn shells of Trivia monacha from Spain, with sand grains stuck in the apertures
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Triviidae
Troschel, 1863
Synonyms[1]
  • Pusulini Schilder, 1936
  • Triviellini Schilder, 1939
  • Triviinae Troschel, 1863· accepted, alternate representation
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Taxonomy

The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005:

In the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet et al., 2017) Eratoinae is now recognized as the family Eratoidae and Triviinae is considered an alternate representation of Triviidae.

Genera

Genera within the family Triviidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

References

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