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: 129âÂÂ144, 17 pls.
- Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong
External links
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae
- Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. Australian Zoologist. 297-323, 3 pl
- Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria tertia testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 5(10): 151-160 [March 1849; 5(11): 161-176 [March 1849]; 5(12): 186-192 [April 1849]; 6(2): 17-26 [May1849 ]