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

Trivellona bulla
Shell of Trivellona bulla (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Triviidae
Genus: Trivellona
Species:
T. bulla
Binomial name
Trivellona bulla
Dolin, 2001[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 0.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Dolin (2001). Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 185 :201-241 (2001). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ Trivellona bulla Dolin, 2001. WoRMS (2010). Trivellona bulla Dolin, 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=457184 on 9 July 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