Pustularia bistrinotata

Pustularia bistrinotata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Pustularia bistrinotata
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]

Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937

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. Pustularia bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.


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