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Family: Triviidae bean cowries



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104 species
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Alaerato angulifera
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Alaerato gallinacea
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Alaerato mactanica
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Cleotrivia antillarum
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Cleotrivia brevissima
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Cleotrivia candidula
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Cleotrivia leucosphaera
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Cleotrivia pygmaea
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Decoriatrivia ritteri
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Dolichupis producta
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Dolichupis virgo
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Erato columbella
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Erato maugeriae
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Erato vitellina
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Erato voluta
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Eratoena corrugata
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Eratoena grata
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Eratoena pagoboi
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Eratoena sandwichensis
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Eratoena sulcifera
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Hespererato columbella
[Pigeon erato]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Hespererato maugeriae
[Green erato]
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Hespererato vitellina
[Appleseed erato]
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Lachryma sulcifera
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Niveria antillarum
[Antilles trivia]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Niveria brasilica
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Niveria candidula
[White trivia]
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Niveria capsula
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Niveria maculosa
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Niveria maltbiana
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Niveria nix
[Snowy trivia]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Niveria quadripunctata
[Fourspot trivia]
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Niveria spongicola
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Niveria suffusa
[Pink trivia]
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Niveria turgida
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Notoficula signyensis
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Proterato gemma
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Proterato hindlei
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Proterato lachryma
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Proterato pygmaea
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Purpurcapsula exigua
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Purpurcapsula polynesiae
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Pusula bermontiana
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Pusula californiana
[California trivia]
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Pusula californica
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Pusula hybrida
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Pusula labiosa
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL

 
Pusula lindajoyceae
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Pusula macaeica
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Pusula maltbiana
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Pusula pacei
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Pusula padreserrai
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pusula pediculus
[Coffeebean trivia]
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Pusula solandri
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Semitrivia desirabilis
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Sulcerato stalagmia
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Trivellona abyssicola
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Trivellona bealsi
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Trivellona catei
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Trivellona dolini
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Trivellona eglantina
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Trivellona eos
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Trivellona finleyi
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Trivellona globulus
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Trivellona schepmani
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Trivellona speciosa
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Trivellona suduirauti
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Trivellona syzygia
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Trivellona valerieae
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Trivia antillarum
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Photo by Scott, Sue

Northeast Atlantic and th

Trivia arctica (Pulteney, 1799)

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Trivia arctica
[Unspotted European cowrie]
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Trivia californiana
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Atlantic and th

Trivia candidula Gaskoin, 1835

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Trivia candidula
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Trivia edgari
[Rice grain bean cowry]
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Trivia levantina
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Trivia maltbiana
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Trivia mediterranea
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Photo by Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic and th

Trivia monacha unspecified

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Trivia monacha
[Spotted cowrie]
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Trivia multilirata
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Trivia napolina
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Trivia nix
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Trivia oryza
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Trivia pellucidula
[Tear drops]
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Trivia pilula
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Trivia procella
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Trivia pura
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Trivia quadripunctata (Gray, 1827)

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Trivia quadripunctata
[Four spotted coffee-bean]
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Trivia ritteri
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Trivia suffusa (Gray, 1832)

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Trivia suffusa
[Pink coffee-bean]
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Trivia virginea
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Trivirostra akroterion
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Trivirostra corinneae
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Trivirostra corrugata
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Trivirostra hordacea
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Trivirostra hyalina
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Trivirostra insularum
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Trivirostra letourneuxi
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Trivirostra mactanica
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Trivirostra oryza
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Trivirostra pellucidula
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Trivirostra pseudotrivellona
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Trivirostra scabriuscula
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Trivirostra shawi
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Trivirostra thaanumi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alaerato angulifera Western Central Pacific 1859
Alaerato gallinacea Western Central Pacific 1844
Alaerato mactanica Western Central Pacific 1997
Cleotrivia antillarum Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1922
Cleotrivia brevissima Western Central Pacific 1870
Cleotrivia candidula Atlantic Ocean. 0.8 DL 1836
Cleotrivia leucosphaera Western Central Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1931
Cleotrivia pygmaea Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1931
Decoriatrivia ritteri Western Atlantic. 1903
Dolichupis producta Western Central Pacific 1836
Dolichupis virgo Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 2005
Erato columbella Western Atlantic. 1847
Erato maugeriae Western Atlantic. 1823
Erato vitellina Eastern Central Pacific 1844
Erato voluta Mediterranean Sea.
Eratoena corrugata Southwest Pacific 1844
Eratoena grata Western Central Pacific 1997
Eratoena pagoboi Western Central Pacific 1997
Eratoena sandwichensis Eastern Central Pacific 1859
Eratoena sulcifera Eastern Central Pacific 1832
Hespererato columbella Pigeon erato East Pacific. 1847
Hespererato maugeriae Green erato Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1832
Hespererato vitellina Appleseed erato East Pacific. 1844
Lachryma sulcifera Western Central Pacific 1832
Niveria antillarum Antilles trivia North America. 1922
Niveria brasilica Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 2005
Niveria candidula White trivia North America. 1836
Niveria capsula North America. 2022
Niveria maculosa North America. 2022
Niveria maltbiana North America. 1942
Niveria nix Snowy trivia Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1922
Niveria quadripunctata Fourspot trivia Western Central Atlantic. 1 DL 1827
Niveria spongicola Mediterranean Sea. 1923
Niveria suffusa Pink trivia Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1827
Niveria turgida Western Atlantic. 2022
Notoficula signyensis Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1983
Proterato gemma Western Central Pacific 1917
Proterato hindlei Western Central Pacific 1977
Proterato lachryma Western Pacific 1832
Proterato pygmaea Western Pacific 1933
Purpurcapsula exigua Central Pacific. 1831
Purpurcapsula polynesiae Eastern Central Pacific 1979
Pusula bermontiana Western Central Atlantic 1.6 DL 1994
Pusula californiana California trivia East Pacific. 1827
Pusula californica East Pacific. 1832
Pusula hybrida Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1931
Pusula labiosa Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1836
Pusula lindajoyceae Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 1994
Pusula macaeica Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 2005
Pusula maltbiana Western Atlantic 1.3 DL 1942
Pusula pacei Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1987
Pusula padreserrai Western Atlantic. 1979
Pusula pediculus Coffeebean trivia Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1758
Pusula solandri Western Atlantic. 1832
Semitrivia desirabilis Southwest Pacific 1912
Sulcerato stalagmia Western Central Pacific 1975
Trivellona abyssicola Western Central Pacific 1909
Trivellona bealsi Western Central Pacific 2001
Trivellona catei Western Central Pacific 2004
Trivellona dolini Western Central Pacific 2004
Trivellona eglantina Western Central Pacific 2001
Trivellona eos Western Central Pacific 1913
Trivellona finleyi Western Central Pacific 2001
Trivellona globulus Western Central Pacific 2004
Trivellona schepmani Western Central Pacific 1941
Trivellona speciosa Western Central Pacific 1979
Trivellona suduirauti Western Central Pacific 1996
Trivellona syzygia Western Central Pacific 2001
Trivellona valerieae Western Pacific. 1996
Trivia antillarum Western Pacific. 0.6 DL 1922
Trivia arctica Unspotted European cowrie Northeast Atlantic and th 1799
Trivia californiana Northeast Atlantic and th 1827
Trivia candidula Northeast Atlantic and th 1835
Trivia edgari Rice grain bean cowry Central Pacific 1909
Trivia levantina Mediterranean Sea. 1998
Trivia maltbiana Mediterranean Sea. 1.3 DL 1942
Trivia mediterranea Mediterranean Sea. 1826
Trivia monacha Spotted cowrie Northeast Atlantic and th
Trivia multilirata Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Trivia napolina Indo-Pacific. 1843
Trivia nix Indo-Pacific. 1.2 DL 1922
Trivia oryza Indo-West Pacific. 1810
Trivia pellucidula Tear drops Indo-Pacific. 1846
Trivia pilula Western Central Pacific 1843
Trivia procella Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1979
Trivia pura Western Atlantic. 2021
Trivia quadripunctata Four spotted coffee-bean Western Central Pacific 1827
Trivia ritteri Eastern Central Pacific 1903
Trivia suffusa Pink coffee-bean Western Central Atlantic 1832
Trivia virginea Western Central Atlantic 2021
Trivirostra akroterion Western Central Pacific 1979
Trivirostra corinneae Indo-Pacific. 1909
Trivirostra corrugata Western Central Pacific 1868
Trivirostra hordacea Eastern Central Pacific 1844
Trivirostra hyalina Western Central Pacific 1933
Trivirostra insularum Western Central Pacific 1944
Trivirostra letourneuxi Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Trivirostra mactanica Western Central Pacific 2002
Trivirostra oryza Western Pacific 1811
Trivirostra pellucidula Pacific Ocean. 1846
Trivirostra pseudotrivellona Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Trivirostra scabriuscula Western Central Pacific 1827
Trivirostra shawi Western Central Pacific 1933
Trivirostra thaanumi Eastern Central Pacific 1979



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