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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae cowries

Genus: Pustularia

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9 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Pustularia bistrinotata
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Pustularia childreni
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Pustularia cicercula(Linneaus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pustularia cicercula
[Chick-pea cowrie]
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Pustularia globulus
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Pustularia jandeprezi
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Pustularia keelingensis
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Pustularia margarita(Dillwyn, 1817)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pustularia margarita
[Pearl cowry]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm ShL
 
Pustularia mariae
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Pustularia mauiensis
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