Pustularia globulus
Species of gastropod
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Pustularia globulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Pustularia globulus brevirostris Schilder & Schilder, 1938
- Pustularia globulus globulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pustularia globulus sphaeridium Schilder & Schilder, 1938
| Pustularia globulus | |
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| Pustularia globulus globulus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Pustularia |
| Species: | P. globulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pustularia globulus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Pustularia globulus marerubra Lorenz, 2009: synonym of Pustularia marerubra Lorenz, 2009 (original rank)
Description
This species is characterized particularly by its globular form, beaked extremities and nongranular surface.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania.
A fossil has been found in Pliocene or Pleistocene strata on Guam, Mariana Islands.[2]
