''Pusula'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
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Triviidae
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, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
*
† ''
Pusula alienigena
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' ...
''
Schilder, 1928
* ''
Pusula bessei
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* '' Pusula bessei'' ...
''
Petuch, 2013
* ''
Pusula cimex
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † ''Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' P ...
''
( Sowerby, 1870)
* ''
Pusula costipunctata
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' ...
''
( Sowerby, 1870)
*
† ''
Pusula dadeensis
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' ...
''
Petuch, 1994
*
† ''
Pusula dalli
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' ...
''
(Petuch, 1994)
*
† ''
Pusula densistans
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* '' Pusula bessei'' ...
''
Fehse & Grego, 2014
* ''
Pusula elsiae''
(Howard & Sphon, 1960) (nomen dubium)
* ''
Pusula garciai''
Fehse & Grego, 2014
*
† ''
Pusula guppyi''
Schilder, 1939
* ''
Pusula hybrida''
( Schilder, 1931)
* ''
Pusula labiosa''
(Gaskoin, 1836)
* ''
Pusula lindajoyceae''
Petuch, 1994
*
† ''
Pusula miamiensis''
Petuch, 1991
*
† ''
Pusula orientalis''
Schilder, 1939
* ''
Pusula pediculus''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
*
† ''
Pusula permagna''
(Johnson
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, 1910)
*
† ''
Pusula platyventer''
Fehse & Grego, 2014
* ''
Pusula pullata''
( Sowerby, 1870)
* ''
Pusula radians
''Pusula radians'', the "radiant button shell"or "radiating trivia", is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Description
The shell of an adult ''Pusula radians'' can be a ...
''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...
, 1810)
* ''
Pusula solandri
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † ''Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' P ...
''
( Sowerby, 1832)
*
† ''
Pusula subpediculus''
(Sacco, 1894)
;Species brought into synonymy:
*
† ''Pusula andersoni''
Petuch & Drohlshagen, 2011: synonym of
† ''
Pusula lindajoyceae''
Petuch, 1994
* ''Pusula bermontiana''
(Petuch, 1994): synonym of ''
Pusula pediculus''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
* ''Pusula californiana''
(Gray
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...
, 1827): synonym of ''
Pseudopusula californiana''
(Gray
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...
, 1827)
* ''Pusula californica''
( Sowerby, 1832): synonym of ''
Pseudopusula californiana''
(Gray
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...
, 1827)
* ''Pusula calusa''
Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011: synonym of † ''
Pusula dalli
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † '' Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' ...
''
(Petuch, 1994)
* ''Pusula campus''
Cate, 1979: synonym of ''
Niveria campus''
(Cate, 1979)
* ''Pusula candidula''
(Gaskoin, 1835): synonym of ''
Trivia candidula
''Trivia candidula'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores, ...
''
(Gaskoin, 1836)
* ''Pusula carabus''
Cate, 1979: synonym of ''
Niveria carabus''
(Cate, 1979)
* ''Pusula cherobia''
Cate, 1979: synonym of ''
Niveria cherobia''
(Cate, 1979)
* ''Pusula crovoae''
Olsson, 1967: synonym of † ''
Pusula orientalis''
Schilder, 1939
* ''Pusula depauperata''
( Sowerby, 1832): synonym of ''
Pseudopusula depauperata''
( Sowerby, 1832)
* ''Pusula janae''
Lorenz, 2001: synonym of ''
Dolichupis janae''
(Lorenz, 2001)
* ''Pusula juyingae''
Petuch & Sargent, 2011: synonym of ''
Pusula labiosa''
(Gaskoin, 1836)
* ''Pusula leucosphaera''
Schilder, 1931: synonym of ''
Dolichupis leucosphaera''
( Schilder, 1931)
* ''Pusula loochooensis''
Cate, 1979: synonym of ''
Pseudopusula californiana''
(Gray
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...
, 1827)
* ''Pusula macaeica''
Fehse & Grego, 2005: synonym of ''
Niveria macaeica''
(Fehse & Grego, 2005)
* ''Pusula maltbiana''
(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942):
synonym of ''
Niveria maltbiana''
(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942)
* ''Pusula olssoni''
Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 †: synonym of † ''
Pusula orientalis''
Schilder, 1939
* ''Pusula pacei''
(Petuch, 1987): synonym of ''
Pusula cimex
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † ''Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' P ...
''
( Sowerby, 1870)
* ''Pusula padreserrai''
Cate, 1979: synonym of ''
Pusula solandri
''Pusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pusula'' include:
* † ''Pusula alienigena'' Schilder, 1928
* ''Pusula bessei'' P ...
''
( Sowerby, 1832)
* ''Pusula pygmaea''
Schilder, 1931: synonym of ''
Cleotrivia pygmaea''
( Schilder, 1931)
* ''Pusula rubinicolor''
(Gaskoin, 1836): synonym of ''
Dolichupis rubinicolor''
(Gaskoin, 1836)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Fehse D. (2002) "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Triviidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) V. Kritische Beurteilung der Genera und Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Semitrivia Cossmann, 1903". Acta Conchyliorum 6: 3-48. page(s): 10
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
*
Triviidae
{{Triviidae-stub