Trivirostra hordacea
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Trivirostra spp. Hawaii (6437564143).jpg
| image_caption = Shell of Trivirostra hordacea
| taxon = Trivirostra hordacea
| authority = Kiener, 1843{{cite web|url=http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op10-3.pdf|format=PDF|title=Cypaeacea from Hawaii|author=F. A. Schilder|website=Hbs.bishopmuseum.org|access-date=28 March 2022}}
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| synonyms =
- Cypraea hordacea Kiener, 1844 (original combination)
- Cypraea insecta Mighels, 1845 · unaccepted
- Trivia hordacea (Kiener, 1844)
- Trivia insecta (Mighels, 1845) ·
}}
Trivirostra hordacea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.{{Cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555445|title = WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trivirostra hordacea (Kiener, 1844)|website=Marinespecies.org|access-date=28 March 2022}}
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm. They are white in colour and are characterised by their prominent ribs.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Hawaii, Fiji, Okinawa, Japan, Nerw South Wales (Australia), Zanzibar.
References
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- Fehse D. (2002) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) V. Kritische Beurteilung der Genera und Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Semitrivia Cossmann, 1903. Acta Conchyliorum 6: 3-48.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
- [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19864 Kiener L.C. (1843-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 1. Famille des Enroulées. Genres Porcelaine (Cypraea), Linné, pp. 1-166, pl. 1-57]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702 Mighels J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848.]
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