Pusia
Encyclopedia
Pusia is a genus
(or a subgenus of Vexillum
) of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Costellariidae
.
The genus name Pusia has become a synonym of the subgenus Vexillum (Pusia)
Swainson, W.A., 1840
synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
(or a subgenus of Vexillum
Vexillum (gastropod)
Vexillum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Vexillum include:* Vexillum albolineatum Cossignani & Cossignani, 2007* Vexillum arabicum Turner, 2008...
) of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Costellariidae
Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters...
.
The genus name Pusia has become a synonym of the subgenus Vexillum (Pusia)
Vexillum
The vexillum was a flag-like object used in the Classical Era of the Roman Empire. The word is itself a diminutive for the Latin word, velum, sail, which confirms the historical evidence that vexilla were literally "little sails" i.e. flag-like standards...
Swainson, W.A., 1840
Species
Species within the genus Pusia include:- Pusia voncoseliPusia voncoseliPusia voncoseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed along the Philippines at depths between 50 m and 150 m-External links:*...
Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009 : this species is named Vexillum (Pusia) voncoseli in Gastropods.com
synonyms:
- Pusia amabilis : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) amabileVexillum amabileVexillum amabile is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-Description:The shell size varies between 10 mm and 20 mm-Distribution:...
(Reeve, 1845) - Pusia aureolata : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatumVexillum aureolatumVexillum aureolatum, common name : the Golden Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-Description:The shell size varies between 8 mm and 29 mm...
(Reeve, 1844) - Pusia cancellaroides Anton : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) cancellarioidesVexillum cancellarioidesVexillum cancellarioides, common name : the Cancellaria Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-Distribution:...
(Anton, 1838) - Pusia chibaensis Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999 : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) chibaenseVexillum chibaenseVexillum chibaense is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-References:* Salisbury & Rosenberg . Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 149 : 93-97...
(Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999) - Pusia crocata Lam : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) crocatumVexillum crocatumVexillum crocatum, common name : the saffron mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-Distribution:...
(Lamarck, 1811) - Pusia karpathoensis Nordsieck, 1969 : synonym of Mitromorpha karpathoensisMitromorpha karpathoensisMitromorpha karpathoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Nordsieck, 1969) - Pusia multicostata : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) multicostatumVexillum multicostatumVexillum multicostatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-References:...
(Broderip, 1836) - Pusia muriculata : synonym of Mitra (Nebularia) bernhardinaMitra bernhardinaMitra bernhardina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 12 mm and 30 mm-Distribution:...
(Röding, 1798) - Pusia pardalis : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) pardalisVexillum pardalisVexillum pardalis , common name : Reeve's Bloodied Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.-Distribution:...
(Küster, 1840) - Pusia tuberosa : synonym of Mitra tuberosaMitra tuberosaMitra tuberosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, the Fiji Islands and Papua...
Reeve, 1845