Pseudopusula antillarum

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Pseudopusula antillarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Velutinoidea
Family:
Triviidae
Genus:
Pseudopusula
Species:
P. antillarum
Binomial name
Pseudopusula antillarum
(Schilder, 1922)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cleotrivia antillarum(Schilder, 1922)
  • Cypraea pullaGaskoin, 1846 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea pulla Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cypraea subrostrata Gray, 1827 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea subrostrata Gray, 1824)
  • Cypraea triticea Blainville, 1826 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cypraera triticea Lamarck, 1810)
  • Trivia antillarumSchilder, 1922 (basionym)

Pseudopusula antillarum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or Cleotrivias. [1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 9 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pseudopusula antillarum (Schilder, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026128 on 2020-08-20
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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