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Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
MolluscaBase. Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597174 on 2020-04-16

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Littorinimorpha
family
Cypraeidae
genus
Bistolida
species
Bistolida hirundo

Name

Synonyms
Blasicrura hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea parvula R.A.Philippi, 1849
Erronea hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Evenaria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Cowrie in English
swallow cowrie in English
หอยเบี้ยนกนางแอ่น in Thai
サバダカラ in Japanese
大熊寶螺 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Coles et al. (1997), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/PHReport.pdf
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