Pusia hypatiae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is glossy and elongated. The whorls are slightly convex and somewhat stepped, and they are ornamented with extremely fine longitudinal striae, which are visible only under a lens (to the unaided eye, the surface appears smooth and shiny). The columella bears three folds at the base. The outer lip is internally folded. The color of the shell is brown.Pallary, P. (1912). Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de l'Egypte. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Egypte. 7(3): 69-207, pls 15-18
Distribution This marine species occurs off Turkey and Egypt.
References
Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
External links Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213