Bistolida diauges

Bistolida diauges, common name: the square-spotted cowry or translucent stolida,[2] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Bistolida diauges
Bistolida diauges, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Bistolida
Subgenus:
B. (Erroneinae)
Species:
B. diauges
Binomial name
Bistolida diauges
(Melvill, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
  • Blasicrura stolida diauges (Melvill, 1888)
  • Cypraea stolida diauges Melvill, 1888

Description

The shell reaches 23–36 millimetres (0.91–1.42 in) in length.[2] It is elongate pyriform with rather long teeth. The basic colour is yellowish or greyish, with brown compact spot on the dorsum. The base colour is yellowish. The mantle of the animal is whitish.[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in the Red Sea and in the Western Indian Ocean, in seas along Kenya and Tanzania.[1][2][3]

Bistolida diagues can be encountered both in shallow muddy waters with seaweeds and in deeper waters.[3]

References
  1. Bistolida diauges (Melvill, 1888) . WoRMS (2009). Bistolida diauges (Melvill, 1888) Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2010 .
  2. "Bistolida diauges diauges". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. Seashell-Collector


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