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Pustularia bistrinotata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cypraeoidea

Genus
  
Pustularia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Cypraeidae

Scientific name
  
Pustularia bistrinotata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Pustularia, Pustularia cicercula, Pustularia globulus, Palmadusta asellus, Staphylaea staphylaea

Pustularia bistrinotata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

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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

    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

    This species is distributed in the seas along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, the Red Sea, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania.

    References

    Pustularia bistrinotata Wikipedia
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