Triviidae
Robertotrivia kiiensis Kuroda & Cate, in Cate,1979

Robertotrivia kiiensis

Description
White. Resembles Robertotrivia eos (Roberts, 1913) but spiral ribs fine and lacks dorsal furrow.

Locality
Japan: Mouth of Tokyo Bay in 250m-300m sandy muddy bottoms, Off Kii Peninsula.

Original articles of scientific name
1979 Robertotrivia kiiensis Kuroda & Cate, Memoir of San Diego Society of Natural History 10: 42-43, pl.11, figs.44, 44a.

Original of Japanese name
1976 Tokubei Kuroda?

Remarks
This shell recorded only from type locality of Kii Peninsula. But the figured one was found in the Mouth of Tokyo Bay.


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