Pustularia mauiensis

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Pustularia mauiensis
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Shell of Pustularia mauiensis wattsi (holotype aty MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Pustularia
Species:
P. mauiensis
Binomial name
Pustularia mauiensis
Burgess, 1967 [1]
Synonyms

Cypraea mauiensisBurgess, 1967 (original combination)

Contents

Pustularia mauiensis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [2]

Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.6 mm. It is a grazer on algae. [2]

Distribution

Like its subspecies, Pustularia mauinesis occurs off Hawaii. [2]

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References

  1. Burgess, C. M. (1967). "A new Hawaiian Cypraea". Hawaiian Shell News. 15 (10): 1, 2.
  2. 1 2 3 Pustularia mauiensis F.A. Schilder & M. Schilder 1971 . Bouchet, P. (2010). Pustularia mauiensis F.A. Schilder & M. Schilder 1971. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458733 on 15 October 2010 .