Bistolida hirundo Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea hirundo
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Bistolida according to P. Bouchet and G. Rosenberg 2015
See also Linnaeus 1758, Wilson 1993 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Bistolida erythraeensis, Bistolida kieneri, Derstolida fluctuans
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bistolida hirundo in the database
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