Eupusia vassardi
| Eupusia vassardi | |
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| Shell of Eupusia vassardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Eupusia |
| Species: | E. vassardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupusia vassardi | |
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Eupusia vassardi (originally described as Pusia vassardi) is a species of small marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell of the holotype measures 14.6 mm in length. It is fusiform with a moderately high spire and strong axial ribs, characteristic of the genus. The radula and shell morphology were studied in detail in the original description.
Distribution
This species is known only from the type locality off Madagascar (Indian Ocean).
Habitat
It lives in the marine benthic zone (deep-water environment).
Taxonomy
The species was originally placed in the genus Pusia when described in 2017. In subsequent revisions of the family Costellariidae, it was transferred to the genus Eupusia. The currently accepted name (as of 2026) is Eupusia vassardi.[2]
References
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eupusia vassardi (Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017)". www.marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 2026-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ Fedosov, A. E.; Puillandre, N.; Herrmann, M.; Dgebuadze, P.; Bouchet, P. (2017). "Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 – via ResearchGate.
External links
- Fedosov, A.; Bouchet, P.; Dekkers, A.; Gori, S.; Huang, S.-I.; Kantor, Y.; Lemarcis, T.; Marrow, M.; Ratti, C.; Rosenberg, G.; Salisbury, R.; Zvonareva, S.; Puillandre, N. (2025). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Costellariidae (Caenogastropoda: Turbinelloidea) revisited". Invertebrate Systematics. 39 (7): 26. doi:10.1071/is24101. PMID 40608992.