WoRMS taxon details
Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836)
478487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:478487)
accepted
Species
Cleotrivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836) · unaccepted
Cypraea arctica var. alba Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1912 · unaccepted (uncertain synonym)
Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836 · unaccepted
Pusula candidula (Gaskoin, 1836) · unaccepted
Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912 · unaccepted (misapplication, see taxonomy note)
marine
(of Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836) Gaskoin, J. S. (1836 ["1835"]). Descriptions of new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3: 198-204., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859960
page(s): 200 [details]
page(s): 200 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478487 on 2026-10-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836) Gaskoin, J. S. (1836 ["1835"]). Descriptions of new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3: 198-204., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859960
page(s): 200 [details]
original description (of Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912) Pallary, P. (1912). Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de l'Égypte. <em>Mémoires présentés à l'Institut d'Égypte.</em> 7(3): 69-207, pls 15-18., available online at http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/meminstitutegyptien1914
page(s): p. 107, pl. 15 figs 54-56 [details]
page(s): 200 [details]
original description (of Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912) Pallary, P. (1912). Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de l'Égypte. <em>Mémoires présentés à l'Institut d'Égypte.</em> 7(3): 69-207, pls 15-18., available online at http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/meminstitutegyptien1914
page(s): p. 107, pl. 15 figs 54-56 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Fehse D. & Grego J. (2021). Contributions to the knowledge of the Triviidae, XLI. <i>Cypraea bitou</i> - the answer to the mystery. <em>Conchylia.</em> 51(3-4): 91-105. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | white trivia | [details] |
| German | WeißkauriWeiße TriviaWeiße Kaurischnecke | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pusula candidula (Gaskoin, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Malacopics (Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836) Morocco, Guelmim-Es Smara, Guelmim, Port Tan-Tan, ...
To NHMUK collection (Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836; LECTOTYPE AND PARALECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6721382) (from synonym Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Malacopics (Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836) Morocco, Guelmim-Es Smara, Guelmim, Port Tan-Tan, ...
To NHMUK collection (Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836; LECTOTYPE AND PARALECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6721382) (from synonym Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Trivia bitou Pallary, 1912, sensu Pallary, 1912)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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