Pusia epiphanea
Species of gastropod
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Pusia epiphanea is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Pusia epiphanea | |
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| Shell of Pusia epiphanea (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Pusia |
| Species: | P. epiphanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pusia epiphanea Rehder, 1943 | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off Bermuda.