Pusula pediculus explained

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. This species was previously known as Trivia pediculus.

Distribution

Western Atlantic

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 22 mm.[1]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 129 m.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .