Perisserosa guttata

Perisserosa guttata, common name the drop-covered cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Perisserosa guttata
Lateral view of a shell of Perisserosa guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Perisserosa
Species:	P. guttata
Binomial name
Perisserosa guttata Gray, 1825
Synonyms
Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) Erosaria guttata (Gmelin, 1791) Perisserosa brocktoni Iredale, 1930 Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791) · accepted, alternate representation Perisserosa guttata var. azumai Schilder, 1960

Subspecies:

• Perisserosa guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Perisserosa guttata surinensis (Raybaudi, 1978)
• Perisserosa guttata azumai (Schilder, 1960)

Shell description

Shell of Perisserosa guttata guttata.

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  Perisserosa guttata azumai
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  Perisserosa guttata azumai

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  Perisserosa guttata surinensis
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  Perisserosa guttata surinensis

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South China Sea; off Japan, the Philippines, Melanesia and Australia (Queensland)

Map of distribution of Perisserosa guttata guttata and Perisserosa guttata surinensis.

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Perisserosa guttata (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531098 on 2016-10-11

• Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp

External links

• "Perisserosa guttata guttata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.