Pustularia bistrinotata
| Pustularia bistrinotata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Pustularia |
| Species: | P. bistrinotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pustularia bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 | |
Pustularia bistrinotata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
- Pustularia bistrinotata bistrinotata Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1937 Twice-triple-spotted cowry
- Pustularia bistrinotata excelsior F. Lorenz, 2014
- Pustularia bistrinotata ginoi F. Lorenz, 2014
- Pustularia bistrinotata jandeprezi Poppe, G.T. & P. Martin, 1997
- Pustularia bistrinotata keelingensis Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1940
- Pustularia bistrinotata mediocris Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938 Mediocre bistrinotata
- Pustularia bistrinotata sublaevis Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938 Almost smooth bistrinotata
Description
Pustularia bistrinotata, side view
This small species rarely exceed 20 millimetres (0.79 in) of length. The shape is globular and the basic colour is reddish, with darker small spots.
Distribution
Distribution map of Pustularia bistrinotata
This species is distributed in the seas along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, the Red Sea, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania.
References
- 1 2 Pustularia bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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