Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Triviidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pusula pediculus is a Western Atlantic marine species whose beached shells are known as "puppy-eyes" in the Lesser Antilles.
This species, scientifically named Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758), has a maximum recorded shell length of 22 mm. In terms of distribution, it occurs in the Western Atlantic. Beached shells of this species are common in the Eastern Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles, where they are commonly called "puppy-eyes". Its habitat ranges from a minimum recorded depth of 0 m to a maximum recorded depth of 129 m.
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Pseudopusula californiana (J.E.Gray, 1827)
Pusula radians (Lamarck, 1810)
Trivirostra oryza (Lamarck, 1810)
Trivia monacha (da Costa, 1778)
Ellatrivia merces (Iredale, 1924)
Trivia arctica (Pulteney, 1799)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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