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Pusula pediculus

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Pusula pediculus
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P. pediculus
Binomial name
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.

Distribution

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

Description

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

Habitat

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

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.