Bistolida owenii

Bistolida owenii
Bistolida owenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Bistolida
Species: B. owenii
Binomial name
Bistolida owenii
(Sowerby, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
  • Blasicrura owenii (Sowerby, 1837)
  • Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837

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

Contents

Subspecies

  • Bistolida owenii owenii (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1837) [2] (synonym : Bistolida menkeana Deshayes, G.P., 1863 )
    • forma : Bistolida owenii owenii modesta (f) (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1870)
  • Bistolida owenii piae Lorenz, F. Jr. & M. Chiapponi, 2005 [3]
  • Bistolida owenii vasta (Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938) [4] (synonym : Cypraea pulchella Gray, J.E., 1828)

Description

Distribution

This species is found in the seas around the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius; Reunion, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Transkei.

References

  1. ^ a b Bistolida owenii (Sowerby, 1837). WoRMS (2009). Bistolida owenii (Sowerby, 1837). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390536 on 9 October 2010.
  2. ^ Gastropods.com : Bistolida owenii owenii; accessed : 29 October 2010
  3. ^ Gastropods.com : Bistolida owenii piae; accessed : 29 October 2010
  4. ^ Gastropods.com = Bistolida owenii vasta; accessed : 29 October 2010

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