Biology:Pusia pulchella
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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. pulchella
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| Pusia pulchella (Reeve, 1844)
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Pusia pulchella, common name the pretty mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, also known as the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.
(Original description) The shell is acuminately ovate. The spire is somewhat turreted and longitudinally ribbed. The ribs are narrow, flat, rather close-set, slightly granulated towards the base and transversely impressly striated. The shell is orange yellow, ornamented with a purple band in the interstices between the ribs. The columella is five-plaited. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- ↑ Pusia pulchella (Reeve, 1844). 24 March 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Sarasúa H. (1978). Especies nuevas de Mitridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Poeyana. 180 1-9. page(s): 4-5, figs 1c-d
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- Fedosov, A.; Bouchet, P.; Dekkers, A.; Gori, S.; Huang, S.-I.; Kantor, Y.; Lemarcis, T.; Marrow, M. et al. (2025). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Costellariidae (Caenogastropoda: Turbinelloidea) revisited". Invertebrate Systematics 39 (7): 26. doi:10.1071/is24101. PMID 40608992. https://hal.science/hal-05142403.
- WMSDB: image
Wikidata ☰ Q3139827 entry
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