Ellatrivia merces

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

Ellatrivia merces
Beachworn shells of Ellatrivia merces, with sand grains trapped in the aperture
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Triviidae
Genus:	Ellatrivia
Species:	E. merces
Binomial name
Ellatrivia merces (Iredale, 1924)
Synonyms[1]
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

Distribution

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