Coffeebean Trivia
Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Triviidae
Coffeebean Trivia are small snail shells that are found occasionally on S. Hutchinson Island beaches. They can be found at the bottom of shell piles since they are small and shift down to the bottom of the pile. The shape of their shells and their shell openings resemble cowries.
Coffeebean Trivia from S. Hutchinson Island- December, 2020
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Family Triviidae
Pusula pediculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Coffee Bean Trivia
Shell size to 12 mm; shell outline elliptical, with an impressed furrow along dorsal middle line. Sculpture of strong radial ridges that originate from furrow to cover entire shell, about 16 to 19 ending up on aperture. Color buff superimposed with three irregular, darker patches of chocolate-brown on dorsal side. On grassy bottoms.