Bistolida

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bistolida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

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Bistolida
Bistolida kieneri depriesteri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Bistolida
Cossmann, 1920
Type species
Cypraea stolida
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Derstolida Iredale, 1935
  • Stolida Jousseaume, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of Stolida Lesson, 1832 [Aves]; Bistolida is a replacement name)
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Species

Species within the genus Bistolida include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Bistolida summersi Schilder, 1958: synonym of Blasicrura summersi (Schilder, 1958)

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