Perisserosa guttata
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]
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Lateral view of a shell of Perisserosa guttata | |
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Species: | P. guttata |
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Subspecies:
- Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Perisserosa guttata surinensis (Raybaudi, 1978)
Shell description
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Shell of Perisserosa guttata guttata.
- Perisserosa guttata azumai
- Perisserosa guttata azumai
- Perisserosa guttata surinensis
- Perisserosa guttata surinensis
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the South China Sea; off Japan, the Philippines, Melanesia and Australia (Queensland)
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Map of distribution of Perisserosa guttata guttata and Perisserosa guttata surinensis.
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.
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
- Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9
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