Bistolida owenii (J. E. Gray ex G. B. Sowerby I 1832) articles

Bistolida owenii

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Bistolida owenii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[1]

Bistolida owenii owenii (Sowerby, 1837) ^[2] (synonym : Bistolida menkeana Deshayes, G.P., 1863 )
- forma : Bistolida owenii owenii modesta (f) (Sowerby, 1870)
Bistolida owenii piae Lorenz, F. Jr. & M. Chiapponi, 2005 ^[3]
Bistolida owenii vasta (Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938) ^[4] (synonym : Cypraea pulchella Gray, J.E., 1828)

This species is found in the seas around the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius; Reunion, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Transkei.

^ ^a ^b Bistolida owenii (Sowerby, 1837). WoRMS (2009). Bistolida owenii (Sowerby, 1837). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390536 on 9 October 2010 .
^ "Bistolida owenii owenii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^ "Bistolida owenii piae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^ Gastropods.com = Bistolida owenii vasta; accessed : 29 October 2010

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