Trivia monacha (da Costa, 1778)
(Spotted Cowrie)

Interactions where Trivia monacha is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult is predator of Diplosoma a genus of tunicates Enterogona: Didemnidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Enterogona/Didemnidae/Diplosoma/Diplosomaa genus of tunicates
egg capsule egg capsule rests inside nibbled hole common test Diplosoma a genus of tunicates Enterogona: Didemnidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieegg capsule Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Enterogona/Didemnidae/Diplosoma/Diplosomaa genus of tunicatesnibbled holecommon test
adult adult is predator of Botrylloides leachii a colonial ascidian Pleurogona: Styelidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Pleurogona/Styelidae/Botrylloides leachii/Botrylloides leachiia colonial ascidian
egg capsule egg capsule rests inside nibbled hole common test Botrylloides leachii a colonial ascidian Pleurogona: Styelidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieegg capsule Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Pleurogona/Styelidae/Botrylloides leachii/Botrylloides leachiia colonial ascidiannibbled holecommon test
adult adult is predator of Botryllus schlosseri Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt Pleurogona: Styelidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Pleurogona/Styelidae/Botryllus schlosseri/Botryllus schlosseristar ascidian, star sea squirt
egg capsule egg capsule rests inside nibbled hole common test Botryllus schlosseri Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt Pleurogona: Styelidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieegg capsule Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Pleurogona/Styelidae/Botryllus schlosseri/Botryllus schlosseristar ascidian, star sea squirtnibbled holecommon test

Trivia monacha (Spotted Cowrie) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrivia monacha (Spotted Cowrie)
GenusTrivia (a genus of cowries)
FamilyTRIVIIDAE (cowries)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trivia monacha (Spotted Cowrie)

Trivia monacha (Spotted Cowrie) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trivia monacha (Spotted Cowrie):

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