Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Triviidae Scientific name Triviella millardi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Velutinoidea Genus Triviella Rank Species | |
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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
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