Eupusia klytios is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Etymology
The word klytios refers to the name Clytius, a brother of Priamos, king of Troy. It was chosen to mean that the species is like a brother of the species Pusia microzonias.
Description
The length of the shell attains .
Distribution
This marine species occurs in shallow waters the Indo-West Pacific; also off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), typically at depths of .
References
- Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105âÂÂ125. [27 June 2008] page(s): 111
- Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
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