Pusia histrio Harlequin Mitre, Harlequin Miter

Pusia histrio is commonly referred to as Harlequin Mitre, Harlequin Miter. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15524 

AphiaID:

1821130 

Scientific:

Pusia histrio 

German:

Harlekin Mitra 

English:

Harlequin Mitre, Harlequin Miter 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Costellariidae (Family) > Pusia (Genus) > histrio (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Reeve, ), 1844 

Occurrence:

Brazil, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, U.S. 

Sea depth:

0 - 275 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,9 cm 

Temperature:

70.34 °F - 81.68 °F (21.3°C - 27.6°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pusia voncoseli

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pusia cubana
  Kubanische Pusia
• 
  Pusia histrio
  Harlekin Mitra
• 
  Pusia pulchella
  Hübsche Mitra
• 
  Pusia zebrina
  Zebra Schnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-01-26 20:04:14 

Last edit:

2026-01-14 14:02:33 

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