Bistolida owenii

Bistolida owenii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies

 * Bistolida owenii owenii (Sowerby, 1837) (synonym : Bistolida menkeana Deshayes, G.P., 1863 )
 * forma : Bistolida owenii owenii modesta (f) (Sowerby, 1870)
 * Bistolida owenii piae Lorenz, F. Jr. & M. Chiapponi, 2005
 * Bistolida owenii vasta (Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938) (synonym : Cypraea pulchella Gray, J.E., 1828)

Distribution
This species is found in the seas around the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius; Reunion, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Transkei.