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Bistolida hirundo

Bistolida hirundo is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies

  • Bistolida hirundo francisca <small>(Schilder & Schilder, 1938)</small>
  • Bistolida hirundo neglecta <small>(Sowerby, 1837)</small> (species inquirenda)
  • Bistolida hirundo rouxi <small>(Ancey, 1882)</small> (species inquirenda)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.

References

  • Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129–144, 17 pls.
  • Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong

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