Pustularia cicercula
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Pustularia cicercula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758 |
Pustularia cicercula is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized :[1]
- Pustularia cicercula avrilae Heiman, 2009
- Pustularia cicercula lienardi (Jouss.)
- Pustularia cicercula takahashii Moretzsohn, 2007
Description
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Distribution
This species and its subspecies are distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b c Pustularia cicercula (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Pustularia cicercula (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216886 on 11 October 2010 .
- Verdcourt, B. (1959). The cowries of the East African Coast: Supplement II. JEANHS XXIII (100): 130-134