Pusula pediculus

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Pusula pediculus
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P. pediculus
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Pusula pediculus

Pusula pediculus, common name the "coffee bean trivia", is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. [1] This species was previously known as Trivia pediculus.

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Distribution

Western Atlantic: common as beached shells
in the Eastern Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles
where they are commonly known as 'Puppy-Eyes'.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 22 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 129 m. [2]

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References

  1. Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758) . WoRMS (2010). Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419749 on 9 July 2010 .
  2. 1 2 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.