Pusula pediculus


Pusula pediculus, common name the "coffee bean trivia", is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. This species was previously known as Trivia pediculus.

Distribution

Western Atlantic: common as beached shells in the Eastern Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles where they are commonly known as "puppy-eyes".

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 22 mm.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 129 m.