Blasicrura pallidula, common name the little pallid cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subspecies Blasicrura pallidula luchuana Kuroda, 1960 Blasicrura pallidula pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849-a) Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865) Blasicrura pallidula vivia Steadmand and Cotton, 1943
Description Blasicrura pallidula has a shell reaching a size of 11 – 32 mm. It is oval, the dorsum surface is usually pale brown, while the base is white. In the living cowries the mantle has a blackish coloration.
Distribution This species can be found in North Australia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Samoan Islands and rarely seen in the Maldives.
References WoRMS Biolib
Cypraea.eu
External links Underwaterkwaj