Perisserosa guttata

Perisserosa guttata, common name the drop-covered cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Perisserosa guttata
Lateral view of a shell of Perisserosa guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Perisserosa
Species:
P. guttata
Binomial name
Perisserosa guttata
Gray, 1825
Synonyms
  • Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Erosaria guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Perisserosa brocktoni Iredale, 1930
  • Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Perisserosa guttata var. azumai Schilder, 1960

Subspecies:

  • Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Perisserosa guttata surinensis (Raybaudi, 1978)
  • Perisserosa guttata azumai (Schilder, 1960)

Shell description
Shell of Perisserosa guttata guttata.
  • Perisserosa guttata azumai
  • Perisserosa guttata azumai
  • Perisserosa guttata surinensis
  • Perisserosa guttata surinensis

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South China Sea; off Japan, the Philippines, Melanesia and Australia (Queensland)

Map of distribution of Perisserosa guttata guttata and Perisserosa guttata surinensis.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Perisserosa guttata (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531098 on 2016-10-11
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
  • "Perisserosa guttata guttata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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