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
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Perisserosa
Species:	P. guttata
Binomial name
Perisserosa guttata Gray, 1825
Synonyms
Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) Erosaria guttata (Gmelin, 1791) Erosaria guttata azumai F. A. Schilder, 1960 Perisserosa brocktoni Iredale, 1930 Perisserosa guttata var. azumai (F. A. Schilder, 1960) · Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791) · accepted, alternate representation Perisserosa guttata var. azumai Schilder, 1960

Subspecies:

• Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Perisserosa guttata surinensis (Raybaudi, 1978)

Shell description

Shell of Perisserosa guttata guttata.

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  Perisserosa guttata azumai
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  Perisserosa guttata azumai

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  Perisserosa guttata surinensis
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  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.