Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Pisania Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae Scientific name Pisania pusio Rank Species | |
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Similar Pisania, Engina turbinella, Columbella mercatoria, Conus mus, Phos | ||
Pisania pusio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 51 mm. The color of the shell is chocolate or purplish, with revolving series of red-brown arrowheaded markings.The interior of the aperture is bluish . The columella and the edge of the outer lip has a fawn color. There is usually a white central band on the body.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Ascension Island, the Bermudas and Eastern Brasil.
References
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