Blasicrura pallidula, common name the little pallid cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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| Shell of Blasicrura pallidula from Philippines at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Blasicrura |
| Species: | B. pallidula
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| Blasicrura pallidula (John Samuel Gaskoin, 1849)
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Subspecies
edit- Blasicrura pallidula luchuana Kuroda, 1960
- Blasicrura pallidula pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849-a)
- Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865)
- Blasicrura pallidula vivia Steadmand and Cotton, 1943
Description
editBlasicrura pallidula has a shell reaching a size of 11 – 32 mm. It is oval, the dorsum surface is usually pale brown, while the base is white. In the living cowries the mantle has a blackish coloration.
Distribution
editThis species can be found in North Australia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Samoan Islands and rarely seen in the Maldives.
References
edit- WoRMS
- Biolib
- "Blasicrura pallidula pallidula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Cypraea.eu
External links
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