Pusula pediculus
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Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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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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]
References
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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.
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