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Triviella millardi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Triviidae

Scientific name
  
Triviella millardi

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Velutinoidea

Genus
  
Triviella

Rank
  
Species

Triviella millardi

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Triviella millardi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias.

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Distribution

This snail is known around the South African coast from Port Nolloth to the Cape Peninsula in 10-30 m. It is endemic to that area.

Description

Triviella millardi has a plump round white shell, which is usually completely covered with the yellowish mantle, which is variably streaked with white or may have dark spots. It reaches a maximum size of 40 mm.

Ecology

The white-streaked form of this animal resembles the scribbled nudibranch, Doriopsilla miniata, which may cause fish predators to avoid it.

References

Triviella millardi Wikipedia