Triviella aperta
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T. aperta
Binomial name
Triviella aperta
(Swainson, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea aperta Swainson, 1822 (basionym)
  • Cypraea carnea Gray, 1828
  • Cypraea oniscus Lamarck, 1810 (non Röding, 1798)
  • Cypraea rosea W. Wood, 1828
  • Trivia aperta (Swainson, 1822)
  • Triviella carnea (Gray, 1828)
  • Triviella porcellio Cate, 1979

Triviella aperta, commonly named the baby's toes, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]

Description

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Distribution

This species occurs off the south coast of South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822). Gofas, S. (2010). Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225238 on 31 July 2012 .