Trivia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae, the trivias.
These are known in Britain as "cowries". The shell of these species does superficially resemble the shell of a very small cowry, but Trivia species are not very closely related to true cowries.
Species
The genus Trivia has recently been split into many genera, including Cleotrivia, Niveria, Pusula, Triviella, Trivirostra etc., but this information is not yet shown completely in the species list below. There is currently no consensus about definition of the genera backed by a reliable phylogenetic scheme, for which reason all European species in the ERMS context are maintained under genus Trivia, around the type species Trivia arctica.
Species within the genus Trivia include, according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
- Trivia arctica <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small> â unspotted cowrie, northern cowrie, in Scotland a "groatie-buckie"
- Trivia candidula <small>Gaskoin, 1836</small> â little white trivia,
- â Trivia coccinelloides <small>(J. de C. Sowerby I, 1822)</small>
- Trivia cylindrica <small>Dolin, 2001</small>
- Trivia dakarensis <small>Schilder, 1967</small>
- Trivia grohorum <small>(Fehse & Grego, 2008)</small>
- Trivia leditae <small>Rios, 2009</small>
- Trivia levantina <small>(Smriglio, Mariottini & Buzzurro, 1998)</small>
- Trivia mediterranea <small>(Risso, 1826)</small>
- â Trivia merlini <small>Fehse & Van de Haar, 2015</small>
- Trivia monacha <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small> â spotted cowrie
- Trivia multilirata <small>(Sowerby, 1870)</small>
- Trivia napolina <small>(Kiener, 1843)</small>
- â Trivia parvula <small>Schilder, 1933</small>
- â Trivia pinguior <small>Marwick, 1926</small>
- Trivia spongicola <small>(Monterosato, 1923)</small>
- â Trivia testudinella <small>S.V. Wood, 1842</small> âÂÂ
Species named in other databases:
Species brought into synonymy:
- Trivia abyssicola <small>Schepman, 1909</small>: synonym of Trivellona abyssicola <small>(Schepman, 1909)</small>
- Trivia acuminata <small>Schilder, 1932</small>: synonym of Trivia monacha <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small>
- Trivia acutisulcata <small>Kenyon, 1900</small>: synonym of Cleotrivia globosa <small>(Gray in G. B. Sowerby II, 1832)</small>
- Trivia affinis <small>Marrat, 1867</small>: synonym of Purpurcapsula corinneae <small>(Shaw, 1909)</small>
- Trivia antillarum <small>Schilder, 1922</small> â Antilles trivia: synonym of Cleotrivia antillarum <small>(Schilder, 1922)</small>
- Trivia aperta <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>: synonym of Triviella aperta <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>
- Trivia atomaria <small>Dall, 1902</small>: synonym of Cleotrivia atomaria <small>(Dall, 1902)</small>
- Trivia bipunctata <small>Odhner, 1917</small>: synonym of Ellatrivia bipunctata <small>(Odhner, 1917)</small>
- Trivia bitou <small>Pallary, 1912</small>: synonym of Trivia candidula <small>(Gaskoin, 1836)</small>
- Trivia caelatura <small>Hedley, 1918</small>: synonym of Ellatrivia caelatura <small>(Hedley, 1918)</small>
- Trivia calvariola <small>Kilburn, 1980</small>: synonym of Triviella calvariola <small>(Kilburn, 1980)</small>
- â Trivia canariensis <small>Rothpletz & Simonelli, 1890</small>: synonym of â Pseudopusula canariensis <small>(Rothpletz & Simonelli, 1890)</small>
- Trivia corinneae <small>Shaw, 1909</small>: synonym of Purpurcapsula corinneae <small>(Shaw, 1909)</small>
- Trivia corrugata <small>Pease, 1868</small>: synonym of Trivirostra corrugata <small>(Pease, 1868)</small>
- Trivia cosmoi <small>Dautzenberg, 1921</small>: synonym of Cleotrivia globosa <small>(Gray in G. B. Sowerby II, 1832)</small>
- Trivia costata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>: synonym of Triviella costata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Trivia dalmatica <small>Coen, 1937</small>: synonym of Trivia multilirata <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)</small>
- Trivia dartevellei <small>Knudsen, 1955</small>: synonym of Pseudopusula depauperata <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)</small>
- Trivia debruini <small>Lorenz, 1994</small>: synonym of Triviella goslineri <small>(Liltved & Millard, 1994)</small>
- Trivia desirabilis <small>Iredale, 1912</small>: synonym of Semitrivia desirabilis <small>(Iredale, 1912)</small>
- Trivia dorsolevigata <small>Schilder, 1932</small>: synonym of Trivia arctica <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Trivia edgari <small>Shaw, 1909</small>: synonym of Trivirostra edgari <small>(Shaw, 1909)</small>
- Trivia elsiae <small>Howard & Sphon, 1960</small>: synonym of Pusula elsiae <small>(Howard & Sphon, 1960)</small>
- Trivia eos <small>Roberts, 1913</small>: synonym of Trivellona eos <small>(Roberts, 1913)</small>
- Trivia eratoides <small>Liltved, 1986</small>: synonym of Trivellona eratoides <small>(Liltved, 1986)</small>
- Trivia europaea <small>(Montagu, 1808)</small>: synonym of Trivia monacha <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small>
- Trivia exigua <small>(Gray, 1832)</small>: synonym of Trivirostra exigua <small>(Gray, 1831)</small>
- Trivia flora <small>Marwick, 1928</small>: synonym of Trivia zealandica Kirk, 1882: synonym of â Ellatrivia zealandica <small>(Kirk, 1882)</small>
- Trivia gaskoini <small>Roberts, 1870</small>: synonym of Trivirostra scabriuscula <small>(Gray, 1827)</small>
- Trivia globosa <small>(Sowerby II, 1832)</small>: synonym of Cleotrivia globosa <small>(Gray in G.B. Sowerby II, 1832)</small>
- Trivia globulosa <small>Locard & Caziot, 1900</small>: synonym of Trivia arctica <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Trivia goslineri <small>Liltved & Millard, 1994</small>: synonym of Triviella goslineri <small>(Liltved & Millard, 1994)</small>
- Trivia hallucinata <small>Liltved, 1984</small>: synonym of Semitrivia hallucinata <small>(Liltved, 1984)</small>
- Trivia hispania <small>Cate, 1979</small>: synonym of Trivia arctica <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Trivia hordacea <small>(Keiner, 1843)</small>: synonym of Trivirostra hordacea <small>(Kiener, 1843)</small>
- Trivia hybrida <small>Schilder, 1931</small>: synonym of Pusula hybrida <small>(Schilder, 1931)</small>
- Trivia insecta <small>(Mighels, 1845)</small>: synonym of Trivirostra hordacea <small>(Kiener, 1844)</small>
- Trivia jousseaumei <small>Locard, 1886</small>: synonym of Trivia monacha <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small>
- Trivia khanya <small>Liltved, 1986</small>: synonym of Triviella khanya <small>(Liltved, 1986)</small>
- Trivia lemaitrei <small>Liltved, 1986</small>: synonym of Triviella lemaitrei <small>(Liltved, 1986)</small>
- Trivia leucosphaera <small>Schilder, 1931</small> â little white trivia: synonym of Dolichupis leucosphaera <small>(Schilder, 1931)</small>
- Trivia liltvedi <small>Gofas, 1984</small>: synonym of Niveria liltvedi <small>(Gofas, 1984)</small>
- Trivia magnidentata <small>Liltved, 1986</small>: synonym of Triviella magnidentata <small>(Liltved, 1986)</small>
- Trivia maltbiana <small>Schwengel and McGinty, 1942</small>: synonym of Pusula maltbiana <small>(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942)</small>
- Trivia marlowi <small>Rosenberg & Finley, 2001</small>: synonym of Trivellona marlowi <small>(Rosenberg & Finley, 2001)</small>
- Trivia massieri <small>Martin & Poppe, 1991</small>: synonym of Triviella massieri <small>(Martin & Poppe, 1991)</small>
- Trivia merces <small>(Iredale, 1924)</small> â New Zealand cowry: synonym of Ellatrivia merces <small>(Iredale, 1924)</small>
- Trivia millardi <small>(Cate, 1979)</small> â West Coast baby's toes: synonym of Triviella millardi <small>(Cate, 1979)</small>
- Trivia mollerati <small>Locard, 1894</small>: synonym of Trivia arctica <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Trivia multicostata <small>Liltved, 1986</small>: synonym of Trivellona multicostata <small>(Liltved, 1986)</small>
- Trivia myrae <small>Campbell, 1961</small>: synonym of Dolichupis myrae <small>(Campbell, 1961)</small>
- Trivia neglecta <small>(Schilder, 1930)</small>: synonym of Triviella neglecta <small>Schilder, 1930</small>
- Trivia nix <small>(Schilder, 1922)</small> â snowy trivia: synonym of Niveria nix <small>(Schilder, 1922)</small>
- Trivia oryza <small>(Lamarck, 1810)</small>: synonym of Trivirostra oryza <small>(Lamarck, 1810)</small>
- Trivia occidentalis <small>Schilder, 1922</small>: synonym of Cleotrivia antillarum <small>(Schilder, 1922)</small>
- Trivia ovulata <small>(Lamarck, 1810)</small> â baby's toes: synonym of Triviella ovulata <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>
- Trivia pacei <small>Petuch, 1987</small>: synonym of Pusula cimex <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)</small>
- Trivia paucicostata <small>Schepman, 1909</small>: synonym of Trivellona paucicostata <small>(Schepman, 1909)</small>
- Trivia pediculus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> â coffeebean trivia: synonym of Pusula pediculus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Trivia pediculus var. permagna <small>Johnson, 1910</small>: synonym of â Pusula permagna <small>(Johnson, 1910)</small>
- Trivia pellucidula <small>(Gaskoin, 1846)</small>: synonym of Trivirostra pellucidula <small>(Gaskoin, 1846)</small>
- Trivia phalacra <small>(Schilder, 1930)</small>: synonym of Triviella phalacra <small>Schilder, 1930</small>
- Trivia procella <small>Cate, 1979</small>: synonym of Trivia monacha <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small>
- Trivia producta <small>(Gaskoin, 1836)</small>: synonym of Dolichupis producta <small>(Gaskoin, 1836)</small>
- Trivia pulex <small>(Gray, 1827)</small>: synonym of Trivia mediterranea <small>(Risso, 1826)</small>
- Trivia pullicina <small>Mollerat, 1890</small>: synonym of Trivia mediterranea <small>(Risso, 1826)</small>
- Trivia quadripunctata <small>(Gray, 1827)</small> â four-spot trivia: synonym of Niveria quadripunctata
- Trivia ritteri <small>Raymond, 1903</small>: synonym of Dolichupis ritteri <small>(Raymond, 1903)</small>
- Trivia rubra <small>Shaw, 1909</small>: synonym of Triviella rubra <small>(Shaw, 1909)</small>
- Trivia sanctispiritus <small>Shikama, 1974</small>: synonym of Triviella sanctispiritus <small>(Shikama, 1974)</small>
- Trivia sibogae <small>Schepman, 1909</small>: synonym of Trivellona sibogae <small>(Schepman, 1909)</small>
- Trivia splendidissima <small>(Tomlin & Schilder, 1934)</small>: synonym of Triviella splendidissima <small>(Tomlin & Schilder, 1934)</small>
- Trivia suavis <small>Schilder, 1931</small>: synonym of Trivellona suavis <small>(Schilder, 1931)</small>
- Trivia suffusa <small>(Gray, 1832)</small> â pink trivia: synonym ofNiveria suffusa
- Trivia tortuga <small>Cate, 1979</small>: synonym of Trivia hispania <small>C. N. Cate, 1979</small> accepted as Trivia arctica <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Trivia valerieae <small>Hart, 1996</small>: synonym of Trivellona valerieae <small>(Hart, 1996)</small>
- Trivia vemacola <small>Liltved, 1987</small>: synonym of Quasipusula vemacola <small>(Liltved, 1987)</small>
- Trivia verhoefi <small>Gosliner & Liltved, 1982</small>: synonym of Triviella verhoefi <small>(Gosliner & Liltved, 1981)</small>
- Trivia vesicularis <small>(Gaskoin, 1836)</small>: synonym of Trivellona vesicularis <small>(Gaskoin, 1836)</small>
- Trivia virginiae <small>Liltved, 1986</small>: synonym of Triviella virginiae <small>(Liltved, 1986)</small>
- Trivia vitrosphaera <small>Dolin, 2001</small>: synonym of Gregoia vitrosphaera <small>(Dolin, 2001)</small> (original combination)
- Trivia zealandica <small>Kirk, 1882</small>: synonym of â Ellatrivia zealandica <small>(Kirk, 1882)</small>
European species: Trivia arctica, T. candidula, T. monacha and T. multirilata
Western Atlantic species with updated genera: http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=findsnail&genus=Trivia&associatedname=&author=&year=&yearend=&Search=Search
- Cleotrivia antillarum <small>(Schilder, 1922)</small>
- Cleotrivia candidula <small>(Gaskoin, 1836)</small>
- Cleotrivia leucosphaera <small>(Schilder, 1931)</small>
- Niveria nix <small>(Schilder, 1922)</small>
- Niveria quadripunctata <small>(Gray, 1827)</small>
- Niveria suffusa <small>(Gray, 1827)</small>
- Pusula hybrida <small>(Schilder, 1931)</small>
- Pusula maltbiana <small>(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942)</small>
- Pusula pacei <small>(Petuch, 1987)</small>
- Pusula pediculus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Trivia procella <small>Cate, 1979</small>
- Trivirostra corinneae <small>(Shaw, 1909)</small> (extralimital)
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