Perisserosa guttata
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| Perisserosa guttata | |
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| Lateral view of a shell of Perisserosa guttata | |
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| Species: | P. guttata
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| Perisserosa guttata Gray, 1825
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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]
Subspecies:
- Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Perisserosa guttata surinensis (Raybaudi, 1978)
- Perisserosa guttata azumai (Schilder, 1960)
Shell description
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Perisserosa guttata azumai -
Perisserosa guttata azumai
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Perisserosa guttata surinensis -
Perisserosa guttata surinensis
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the South China Sea; off Japan, the Philippines, Melanesia and Australia (Queensland)
References
- ^ 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
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
External links
- "Perisserosa guttata guttata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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