Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Aug 9, 2026

Bistolida

Bistolida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Last revised
Aug 9, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
302 w
Citations
8
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Bistolida
Bistolida kieneri depriesteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Bistolida
Cossmann, 1920
Type species
Cypraea stolida
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms1
  • Derstolida Iredale, 1935
  • Stolida Jousseaume, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of Stolida Lesson, 1832 [Aves]; Bistolida is a replacement name)

Bistolida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.1

Species

Species within the genus Bistolida include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Bistolida summersi Schilder, 1958: synonym of Blasicrura summersi (Schilder, 1958)
References

References

  1. Bistolida Cossmann, 1920. WoRMS (2010). Bistolida Cossmann, 1920. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206095 on 23 December 2012 .
  2. Bistolida diauges Melvill, 1888). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2010.
  3. Bistolida erythraeensis (Sowerby I, 1837). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2010.
  4. Bistolida kieneri (Hidalgo, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2010.
  5. Bistolida owenii (Sowerby, 1837). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2010.
  6. Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. Bistolida ursellus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2010.
External links