Bistolida owenii

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Bistolida owenii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Bistolida
Species:
B. owenii
Binomial name
Bistolida owenii
(Sowerby, 1837)
Synonyms [1]
  • Blasicrura owenii(Sowerby, 1837)
  • Cypraea oweni[sic] (misspelling)
  • Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837

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

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Subspecies

Description

Distribution

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

Related Research Articles

Cypraeidae Family of gastropods

Cypraeidae, common named the cowries, is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.

<i>Monetaria moneta</i> Species of gastropod

Monetaria moneta, common name the money cowry, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Mauritia arabica</i> Species of gastropod

Mauritia arabica, common name the Arabian cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Bistolida stolida</i> Species of gastropod

Bistolida stolida, common name the stolid cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Bistolida hirundo</i> Species of gastropod

Bistolida hirundo is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Naria cernica</i> Species of gastropod

Naria cernica is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Bistolida erythraeensis</i> Species of gastropod

Bistolida erythraeensis, the Red Sea cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Bistolida kieneri</i> Species of gastropod

Bistolida kieneri, common name : Kiener's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Bistolida ursellus</i> Species of gastropod

Bistolida ursellus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Naria helvola</i> Species of gastropod

Naria helvola, common name: the honey cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Naria turdus</i> Species of gastropod

Naria turdus, common name : the thrush cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Mauritia scurra</i> Species of gastropod

Mauritia scurra, common name the jester cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Austrasiatica langfordi</i> Species of gastropod

Austrasiatica langfordi, common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Purpuradusta fimbriata</i> Species of gastropod

Purpuradusta fimbriata, common name : the fringed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Ransoniella punctata</i> Species of gastropod

Ransoniella punctata, common name the brown-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Schilderia achatidea</i> Species of gastropod

Schilderia achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Bistolida</i> Genus of gastropods

Bistolida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

<i>Blasicrura</i> Genus of gastropods

Blasicrura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Notadusta is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Paradusta hungerfordi, common name Hungerford's cowry, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

References

  1. 1 2 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. "Bistolida owenii owenii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. "Bistolida owenii piae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. Gastropods.com = Bistolida owenii vasta; accessed : 29 October 2010