Pustularia globulus


Pustularia globulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
;Subspecies : Pustularia globulus brevirostris Schilder & Schilder, 1938Pustularia globulus globulus Pustularia globulus sphaeridium Schilder & Schilder, 1938
Pustularia globulus marerubra Lorenz, 2009: synonym of Pustularia marerubra Lorenz, 2009

Description

This species is characterized particularly by its globular form, beaked extremities and nongranular surface.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania.
A fossil has been found in Pliocene or Pleistocene strata on Guam, Mariana Islands.