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.
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Shell of Blasicrura pallidula from Philippines at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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Blasicrura pallidula (John Samuel Gaskoin, 1849)
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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.
This species can be found in North Australia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Samoan Islands and rarely seen in the Maldives.