Bistolida diauges

Bistolida diauges
	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
	Blasicrura stolida diauges (Melvill, 1888); Cypraea stolida diauges Melvill, 1888;

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

^ ^a ^b 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

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[WoRMS-1] 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 .

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