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Erato voluta  (Montagu, 1803)

The Mediterranean Species of the Family Eratoidae are classified in the Trivia Genus (5 Species) and in the Erato Genus (1 Species). 
The shells of the Trivia Genus are very similar to small Cypraeidae, and once were classified among the Cypraeidae; they are oval and glossy, with a narrow mouth and no operculum.  

Le Specie Mediterranee della Famiglia Eratoidae sono classificate in due Generi: Trivia (cinque Specie) ed Erato (una Specie). 
Le conchiglie del Genere Trivia sono molto simili a piccole Cipree, ed un tempo erano classificate tra le Cypraeidae; sono lucide ed ovali, con stoma sottile e senza opercolo.

   
Trivia arctica  (Pulteney, 1789)

       
Trivia monacha (Da Costa, 1778)

   
Trivia multilirata  (Sowerby G.B. II, 1870)

   
Trivia pulex ("Solander" Gray, 1828)

 


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