Pustularia bistrinotata

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

Pustularia bistrinotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
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 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 color 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.