title: Pustularia bistrinotata
text: # Pustularia bistrinotata
  
  Pustularia bistrinotata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Pustularia bistrinotata bistrinotata Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1937 Twice-triple-spotted cowry
  * Pustularia bistrinotata excelsior F. Lorenz, 2014
  * Pustularia bistrinotata ginoi F. Lorenz, 2014
  * Pustularia bistrinotata jandeprezi Poppe, G.T. & P. Martin, 1997
  * Pustularia keelingensis Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1940
  * Pustularia bistrinotata mediocris Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938 Mediocre bistrinotata
  * Pustularia bistrinotata sublaevis Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938 Almost smooth bistrinotata
  
  ## Description
  
  This small species rarely exceed 20 millimetres (0.79 in) of length. The shape is globular and the basic color is reddish, with darker small spots.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species is distributed in the seas along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, the Red Sea, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania.
  
  