Bistolida diauges
| Bistolida diauges | |
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| Bistolida diauges, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Bistolida |
| Subgenus: | B. (Erroneinae) |
| Species: | B. diauges |
| Binomial name | |
| Bistolida diauges (Melvill, 1888) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bistolida diauges, common name: the square-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
The shell reaches about 45 millimetres (1.8 in) in length. It is pyriform with rather long teeth. The basic colour is yellowish or greyish, with brown compact spot on the dorsum.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Red Sea and in the Western Indian Ocean, in seas along Kenya and Tanzania.
Bistolida diagues can be encountered both in shallow waters with seaweeds and in deeper waters.
References
- 1 2 Bistolida diauges (Melvill, 1888) . WoRMS (2009). Bistolida diauges (Melvill, 1888) Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527771 on 29 October 2010.
External links
- Gastropods.com : Bistolida diauges; accessed : 29 October 2010
- Biolib
- Bistolida diagues
- Seashell
- WoRMS
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