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Ellatrivia merces

Gastropoda - Triviidae

Taxonomy
Triviella merces was named by Iredale (1924) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10496]. It is extant. It is the type species of Ellatrivia.

It was recombined as Niveria (Ellatrivia) merces by Schilder (1941); it was recombined as Trivia merces by Wilson (2002); it was recombined as Ellatrivia merces by Iredale (1931) and Fehse and Grego (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Triviella merces Iredale
1931Ellatrivia merces Iredale
1941Niveria (Ellatrivia) merces Schilder p. 74
2002Trivia merces Wilson p. 120
2010Ellatrivia merces Fehse and Grego

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTriviidaeTroschel 1863
genusEllatriviaIredale 1931
speciesmerces(Iredale 1924)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ellatrivia merces Iredale 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:02:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:02:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available