Trigonulina is a genus of small carnivorous bivalves in the family Verticordiidae.
[1][2] It was first named by Alcide d'Orbigny with the type taxon T. ornata in 1853, though T. novemcostata was named first originally as Hippagus novemcostatus in 1850 which is now unaccepted.
[3] Trigonulina shells are known to be extremely small, ranging from about 1-3.6 millimeters long.
[2] They live at depths of 18-850 meters below the ocean's surface and burrow under sand to feed on microscopic crustaceans using adapted inhalant siphons.
[2] T. ornata lives in the western Atlantic Ocean[2] while T. novemcostata is native to the South China Sea.