Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Trivia monacha
Trivia monacha
spotted cowrie
European cowrie
bean cowrie
Groattie buckie
Groattie buckie
Grottie buckie
European cowry
Collection ID:
Z555.1.58
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 2 juvenile specimens. Very translucent, white and delicate. Egg shaped with flattened apertural side. The aperture runs the length of the shell in a gentle curve which in these juveniles is much wider than the fully grown examples. Very smooth, ridges appear later. Found on rocky shores and amongst seaweeds and associated with Ascidiacea ( Sea squirts;tunicates;ascidians).
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.167) |
