African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Trivia J. E. Gray, 1837

Trivia monacha (da Costa, 1778)
Specimen from Calahonda, Málaga, Spain (actual size 9.6 mm).

AphiaID

138582 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138582)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Triviidae Troschel, 1863

Parent

Triviidae Troschel, 1863

Original name

Trivia J. E. Gray, 1837

Direct children (32)

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Species Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Trivia calvariola Kilburn, 1980 accepted as Triviella calvariola (Kilburn, 1980) (original combination)
Species Trivia costata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Triviella costata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Trivia dartevellei Knudsen, 1955 accepted as Discotrivia depauperata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Trivia edgari H. Shaw, 1909 accepted as Trivirostra edgari (H. Shaw, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia eratoides Liltved, 1986 accepted as Triviella eratoides (Liltved, 1986) (original combination)
Species Trivia exigua (J. E. Gray, 1831) accepted as Purpurcapsula exigua (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Species Trivia globosa (J. E. Gray, 1832) accepted as Cleotrivia globosa (J. E. Gray, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia goslineri Liltved & Millard, 1994 accepted as Triviella goslineri (Liltved & Millard, 1994) (original combination)
Species Trivia hallucinata Liltved, 1984 accepted as Semitrivia hallucinata (Liltved, 1984) (original combination)
Species Trivia hordacea (Kiener, 1844) accepted as Trivirostra hordacea (Kiener, 1844)
Species Trivia insecta (Mighels, 1845) accepted as Trivirostra hordacea (Kiener, 1844)
Species Trivia khanya Liltved, 1986 accepted as Triviella khanya (Liltved, 1986) (original combination)
Species Trivia lemaitrei Liltved, 1986 accepted as Triviella lemaitrei (Liltved, 1986) (original combination)
Species Trivia liltvedi Gofas, 1984 accepted as Niveria liltvedi (Gofas, 1984)
Species Trivia magnidentata Liltved, 1986 accepted as Triviella magnidentata (Liltved, 1986) (original combination)
Species Trivia merces (Iredale, 1924) accepted as Ellatrivia merces (Iredale, 1924) (superseded combination)
Species Trivia millardi (C. N. Cate, 1979) accepted as Triviella millardi (C. N. Cate, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia multicostata Liltved, 1986 accepted as Triviella multicostata (Liltved, 1986) (original combination)
Species Trivia neglecta (F. A. Schilder, 1930) accepted as Triviella neglecta F. A. Schilder, 1930
Species Trivia oryza (Lamarck, 1810) accepted as Trivirostra oryza (Lamarck, 1810) (superseded combination)
Species Trivia ovulata (Lamarck, 1810) accepted as Triviella ovulata (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Trivia pellucidula (Gaskoin, 1846) accepted as Trivirostra pellucidula (Reeve, 1846)
Species Trivia phalacra (F. A. Schilder, 1930) accepted as Triviella phalacra F. A. Schilder, 1930 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia producta (Gaskoin, 1836) accepted as Dolichupis producta (Gaskoin, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia rubra H. Shaw, 1909 accepted as Triviella rubra (H. Shaw, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia sanctispiritus Shikama, 1974 accepted as Triviella sanctispiritus (Shikama, 1974) (original combination)
Species Trivia splendidissima (Tomlin & F. A. Schilder, 1934) accepted as Triviella splendidissima Tomlin & F. A. Schilder, 1934 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Trivia suavis F. A. Schilder, 1931 accepted as Trivellona suavis (F. A. Schilder, 1931)
Species Trivia verhoefi Gosliner & Liltved, 1982 accepted as Triviella verhoefi (Gosliner & Liltved, 1981) (original combination)
Species Trivia vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1836) accepted as Trivellona vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1836) accepted as Triviella vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Trivia virginiae Liltved, 1986 accepted as Triviella vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1836)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Broderip W.J. (1837). Cypraeidae, pp. 254–259, In: C. Knight (ed.), <i>The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge</i>. C. Knight, London. Vol. 8, 510 pp.
page(s): 256 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trivia J. E. Gray, 1837. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138582 on 2026-05-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Trivia J. E. Gray, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138582 on 2026-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2005-04-11 07:40:04Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2006-03-21 08:10:26Z

changed

Wambiji, Nina

2010-05-20 17:14:10Z

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Gofas, Serge

2010-05-30 13:50:52Z

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Gofas, Serge

2010-12-14 19:13:00Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2011-01-17 23:29:20Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-12-25 09:21:22Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-04-26 00:11:29Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Broderip W.J. (1837). Cypraeidae, pp. 254–259, In: C. Knight (ed.), <i>The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge</i>. C. Knight, London. Vol. 8, 510 pp.
page(s): 256 [details]