Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Jenneria pustulata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
These cowry live in tropical to temperate waters at low tide to subtidal levels, and are usually found on coral reef or rocks. They feed by night on stony corals (mainly Pocillopora species in the order Scleractinia).
The shape is usual oval. The dorsum surface is decorated with numerous brilliant orange-red pustules surrounded by a dark ring, hence the Latin name "pustulata".
Synonymised names:
Cypraea pustulata [Lightfoot], 1786 (original combination)
Jenneria pustulata var. bimaculata Coen, 1949
Jenneria pustulata var. pumilio Coen, 1949
Direct children (2):
Variety Jenneria pustulata var. bimaculata Coen, 1949 accepted as Jenneria pustulata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
Variety Jenneria pustulata var. pumilio Coen, 1949 accepted as Jenneria pustulata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
These cowry live in tropical to temperate waters at low tide to subtidal levels, and are usually found on coral reef or rocks. They feed by night on stony corals (mainly Pocillopora species in the order Scleractinia).
The shape is usual oval. The dorsum surface is decorated with numerous brilliant orange-red pustules surrounded by a dark ring, hence the Latin name "pustulata".
Synonymised names:
Cypraea pustulata [Lightfoot], 1786 (original combination)
Jenneria pustulata var. bimaculata Coen, 1949
Jenneria pustulata var. pumilio Coen, 1949
Direct children (2):
Variety Jenneria pustulata var. bimaculata Coen, 1949 accepted as Jenneria pustulata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
Variety Jenneria pustulata var. pumilio Coen, 1949 accepted as Jenneria pustulata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
