Biology:Pusia hypatiae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Pusia |
| Species: | P. hypatiae
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| Pusia hypatiae (Pallary, 1913)
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Pusia hypatiae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is glossy and elongated. The whorls are slightly convex and somewhat stepped, and they are ornamented with extremely fine longitudinal striae, which are visible only under a lens (to the unaided eye, the surface appears smooth and shiny). The columella bears three folds at the base. The outer lip is internally folded. The color of the shell is brown.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Turkey and Egypt.
References
- ↑ Pusia hypatiae (Pallary, 1913). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Pallary, P. (1912). Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de l'Egypte. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Egypte. 7(3): 69-207, pls 15-18
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
External links
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
- Amati, B. (2024). "A new species of Pusia Swainson, 1840 from southern Turkey (Gastropoda Costellariidae).". Biodiversity Journal 15 (3): 504. doi:10.31396/biodiv.jour.2024.15.3.497.508.
Wikidata ☰ Q7924032 entry
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