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Family: Triviidae bean cowries (See list of species below)

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78 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Alaerato angulifera []	No picture found Alaerato gallinacea []	No picture found Alaerato mactanica []
No picture found Cleotrivia antillarum []	No picture found Cleotrivia brevissima []	No picture found Cleotrivia candidula []
No picture found Cleotrivia leucosphaera []	No picture found Cleotrivia pygmaea []	No picture found Dolichupis producta []
No picture found Dolichupis virgo []	No picture found Erato voluta []	No picture found Eratoena corrugata []
No picture found Eratoena grata []	No picture found Eratoena pagoboi []	No picture found Eratoena sandwichensis []
No picture found Eratoena sulcifera []	No picture found Hespererato maugeriae [Green erato]	No picture found Lachryma sulcifera []
No picture found Niveria brasilica []	No picture found Niveria nix [Snowy trivia]	No picture found Niveria quadripunctata [Fourspot trivia]
No picture found Niveria spongicola []	No picture found Niveria suffusa [Pink trivia]	No picture found Notoficula signyensis []
No picture found Proterato gemma []	No picture found Proterato hindlei []	No picture found Proterato lachryma []
No picture found Purpurcapsula exigua []	No picture found Purpurcapsula polynesiae []	No picture found Pusula bermontiana []
No picture found Pusula hybrida []	No picture found Pusula labiosa []	No picture found Pusula lindajoyceae []
No picture found Pusula macaeica []	No picture found Pusula maltbiana []	No picture found Pusula pacei []
Pusula pediculus [Coffeebean trivia]	No picture found Semitrivia desirabilis []	No picture found Sulcerato stalagmia []
No picture found Trivellona abyssicola []	No picture found Trivellona bealsi []	No picture found Trivellona catei []
No picture found Trivellona dolini []	No picture found Trivellona eglantina []	No picture found Trivellona eos []
No picture found Trivellona finleyi []	No picture found Trivellona globulus []	No picture found Trivellona schepmani []
No picture found Trivellona speciosa []	No picture found Trivellona suduirauti []	No picture found Trivellona syzygia []
No picture found Trivellona valerieae []	Trivia arctica [Unspotted European cowrie]	Trivia candidula []
No picture found Trivia edgari [Rice grain bean cowry]	No picture found Trivia levantina []	No picture found Trivia mediterranea []
Trivia monacha [Spotted cowrie]	No picture found Trivia multilirata []	No picture found Trivia napolina []
No picture found Trivia oryza []	No picture found Trivia pellucidula [Tear drops]	No picture found Trivia pilula []
No picture found Trivia procella []	Trivia quadripunctata [Four spotted coffee-bean]	No picture found Trivirostra akroterion []
No picture found Trivirostra corrugata []	No picture found Trivirostra hordacea []	No picture found Trivirostra hyalina []
No picture found Trivirostra insularum []	No picture found Trivirostra letourneuxi []	No picture found Trivirostra mactanica []
No picture found Trivirostra oryza []	No picture found Trivirostra pellucidula []	No picture found Trivirostra pseudotrivellona []
No picture found Trivirostra scabriuscula []	No picture found Trivirostra shawi []	No picture found Trivirostra thaanumi []

78 Species of Family Triviidae
(bean cowries)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alaerato angulifera		Western Central Pacific
Alaerato gallinacea		Western Central Pacific
Alaerato mactanica		Western Central Pacific
Cleotrivia antillarum		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Cleotrivia brevissima		Western Central Pacific
Cleotrivia candidula		Atlantic Ocean.	0.79 DL
Cleotrivia leucosphaera		Western Central Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Cleotrivia pygmaea		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Dolichupis producta		Western Central Pacific
Dolichupis virgo		Western Atlantic.	0.73 DL
Erato voluta		Mediterranean Sea.
Eratoena corrugata		Southwest Pacific
Eratoena grata		Western Central Pacific
Eratoena pagoboi		Western Central Pacific
Eratoena sandwichensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Eratoena sulcifera		Eastern Central Pacific
Hespererato maugeriae	Green erato	Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Lachryma sulcifera		Western Central Pacific
Niveria brasilica		Western Atlantic.	0.59 DL
Niveria nix	Snowy trivia	Western Atlantic.	1.15 DL
Niveria quadripunctata	Fourspot trivia	Western Central Atlantic.	1 DL
Niveria spongicola		Mediterranean Sea.
Niveria suffusa	Pink trivia	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Notoficula signyensis		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL
Proterato gemma		Western Central Pacific
Proterato hindlei		Western Central Pacific
Proterato lachryma		Western Pacific
Purpurcapsula exigua		Central Pacific.
Purpurcapsula polynesiae		Eastern Central Pacific
Pusula bermontiana		Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL
Pusula hybrida		Western Atlantic.	0.82 DL
Pusula labiosa		Western Atlantic.	1.33 DL
Pusula lindajoyceae		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL
Pusula macaeica		Western Atlantic.	1.25 DL
Pusula maltbiana		Western Atlantic	1.3 DL
Pusula pacei		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Pusula pediculus	Coffeebean trivia	Western Atlantic.	1.58 DL
Semitrivia desirabilis		Southwest Pacific
Sulcerato stalagmia		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona abyssicola		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona bealsi		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona catei		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona dolini		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona eglantina		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona eos		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona finleyi		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona globulus		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona schepmani		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona speciosa		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona suduirauti		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona syzygia		Western Central Pacific
Trivellona valerieae		Western Pacific.
Trivia arctica	Unspotted European cowrie	Northeast Atlantic and th
Trivia candidula		Northeast Atlantic and th
Trivia edgari	Rice grain bean cowry	Central Pacific
Trivia levantina		Mediterranean Sea.
Trivia mediterranea		Mediterranean Sea.
Trivia monacha	Spotted cowrie	Northeast Atlantic and th
Trivia multilirata		Mediterranean Sea.
Trivia napolina		Indo-Pacific.
Trivia oryza		Indo-West Pacific.
Trivia pellucidula	Tear drops	Indo-Pacific.
Trivia pilula		Western Central Pacific
Trivia procella		Western Atlantic.	1.12 DL
Trivia quadripunctata	Four spotted coffee-bean	Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra akroterion		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra corrugata		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra hordacea		Eastern Central Pacific
Trivirostra hyalina		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra insularum		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra letourneuxi		Eastern Central Pacific
Trivirostra mactanica		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra oryza		Western Pacific
Trivirostra pellucidula		Pacific Ocean.
Trivirostra pseudotrivellona		Eastern Central Pacific
Trivirostra scabriuscula		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra shawi		Western Central Pacific
Trivirostra thaanumi		Eastern Central Pacific

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