“Perisserosa guttata | A quick ‘how can I tell’” from cowries.info
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• Dorsum with small lacunae
• Large blotch on labrum
• Stripes on labrum moving far onto dorsum
• Columellar side slightly callused
• Smaller, depressed, heavy
• Basal ground color yellowish
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Erosariinae
Genus: Perisserosa
Species: P. guttata
Subspecies: Z. guttata surinensis
55mm
Pulo Raja, NE of Sumatra Island, Indonesia
From my collection
Photo Taken: April 02, 2021
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