Eye-catching pattern $$$ GEM $$$ Top condition §§§ Taxidermy wall mount - Cypraea Perisserosa guttata guttata bicallosa - 6.2 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1

Details about the shell

Family: Cypraeidae
Species: Perisserosa guttata guttata bicallosa
Size: 6.2 cm
Date: 1995
Habitat: Off Balut Island, captured at 100 m depth

Habitat: The species is widespread and occurs from the Indian Ocean (Maldives) to Japan, the Philippines and Queensland, Australia. It inhabits deep waters, typically between 25 and 200 meters deep, on sandy and rubble bottoms, often near coral reefs.
Subspecies and forms: The species Perisserosa guttata has several recognized subspecies and forms, including P. guttata guttata, P. guttata surinensis and the form P. guttata bicallosa, which is often treated as a variety or specific form (f. bicallosa). The bicallosa form originates specifically from the region around the Balut and Sarangani Islands in Mindanao, Philippines

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SKU Oberdiek Cypraea Perisserosa guttata guttata bicallosa

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