Pusia zebrina is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Shell of Pusia zebrina (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Pusia |
| Species: | P. zebrina
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| Pusia zebrina (d'Orbigny in Webb & Berthelot, 1839)
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 14 mm.
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Spotted form -
Striped form
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Canary Islands and Morocco.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Pusia zebrina (d'Orbigny, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1396112 on 2023-02-18
- Nordsieck, F. (1975). Conchiglie delle Isole Canarie. Parte 2. La Conchiglia. 75-76: 3-7, 22. page(s): 5-6
External links
edit- Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries
- Gould, A. A. (1850). (descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348.
- L. A. Reeve (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