Ellatrivia merces

Ellatrivia merces
	Beachworn shells of Ellatrivia merces, with sand grains trapped in the aperture
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Triviidae
Genus:	Ellatrivia
Species:	E. merces
Binomial name
	Ellatrivia merces; (Iredale, 1924)
Synonyms
	Cypraea australis Lamarck, 1822; Ellatrivia memorata (Finlay, 1927); Ellatrivia merces addenda Iredale, 1931 (Unavailable name - nomen nudum); Trivia merces (Iredale, 1924); Triviella maoriensis Mestayer, 1927; Triviella memorata Finlay, 1927; Triviella merces Iredale, 1924; Trivellona excelsa Iredale, 1931;

Ellatrivia merces is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the Tasman Sea.

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