Trivellona finleyi

Trivellona finleyi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[2]

Trivellona finleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Velutinoidea
Family:
Triviidae
Subfamily:
Triviinae
Genus:
Trivellona
Species:
T. finleyi
Binomial name
Trivellona finleyi
(Beals, 2001)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Robertotrivia finleyi Beals, 2001

Description

The shell size varies between 12 mm and 23 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and the Philippines

References
  1. Beals (2001). La Conchiglia 33 (298) : 20-22. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. Trivellona finleyi (Beals, 2001). WoRMS (2010). Trivellona finleyi (Beals, 2001). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527307 on 13 December 2010 .
  • 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
  • "Trivellona finleyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.


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