Pusia tricolor

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Pusia tricolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Pusia tricolor
Shell of Pusia tricolor (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Pusia
Species:
P. tricolor
Binomial name
Pusia tricolor
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra exilis Locard, 1890
  • Mitra gracilis Costa O.G., 1844
  • Mitra punctulata Risso, 1826
  • Mitra pusilla Bivona Ant., 1832
  • Pusia (Ebenomitra) tricolor (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Turricula (Uromitra) tricolor (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
  • Vexillum tricolor (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta tricolor Gmelin, 1791

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off France.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Pusia tricolor (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957145 on 2018-12-31
  • Costa, O.G. (1844) Catalogo de'testacei viventi del piccolo e grande mare di Taranto redatto sul sistema di Lamarck. Atti Reale Accademia di Scienze in Napoli, 5, 13–66, 4 pls
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