Pustularia bistrinotata

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Pustularia bistrinotata
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P. bistrinotata
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Pustularia bistrinotata
Schilder & Schilder, 1937
Synonyms [1]

Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937

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

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Description

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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

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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.

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