Perisserosa guttata

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Perisserosa guttata
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Lateral view of a shell of Perisserosa guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
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 azumaiF. 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. azumaiSchilder, 1960

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]

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Subspecies:

Shell description

Shell of Perisserosa guttata guttata. Perisserosa guttata guttata 2 600x600.JPG
Shell of Perisserosa guttata guttata.

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. Verbreitung Perisserosa guttata.gif
Map of distribution of Perisserosa guttata guttata and Perisserosa guttata surinensis.

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References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Perisserosa guttata (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531098 on 2016-10-11


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