Pustularia bistronotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937
Left:15.6mm. Right: 16.1mm.
Both were together, scuba, 50 ft, underneath coral rubble. Luminao Reef, Guam. Collected by Bob Abela on 18 May 2003
Below: The right specimien while alive.
Distribution: Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific
Habitat: Underneath deep piles of coral rubble or plates of live coral (Porites rus).
Availability: Common though habitat makes finding live specimens difficult.
Size: Guam specimens are generally between 14 to 20mm
References:
Burgess, C. M. 1985. Cowries of the World. p. 177.
Cate, Crawford N. 1969. The Cowry Species Living at Guam. The Veliger 12(1):129. pl. 19, fig. 22.
Cernohorsky, Walter O. 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific. Revised ed. p. 71. pl. 10, fig. 47.
Heiman, E. L. 2004. Diagnosing Cowry Species. p 37, 71.
Hinton, Alan. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. p. 30. pl. 15, fig. 3-4.
Kira, Tetsuaki. 1965. Shells of the Western Pacific in Color, Vol 1. p. 46. pl 19, fig. 16.
Lorenz, Felix. 1999. Revision of the living Pustularia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) with the description of P. chiapponii n. sp. La Conchiglia, No. 292, p 11-28.
Lorenz, Felix & Alex Hubert. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. 2nd ed. p. 218. pl. 103, fig. 15-32.
Springsteen, F. J. & F. M.Leobrera. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. p. 90. pl. 23, fig. 12.
Walls, Jerry. G. 1979. Cowries. Revised ed. p. 76.
Wilson, Barry. 1993. Australian Marine Shells, Part One. p. 190. pl. 35, fig. 7 a-b.