Pustularia globulus

Pustularia globulus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Pustularia globulus marerubra Lorenz, 2009 : synonym of Pustularia marerubra Lorenz, 2009 (original rank)
 * Subspecies :
 * Pustularia globulus brevirostris Schilder & Schilder, 1938
 * Pustularia globulus globulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pustularia globulus sphaeridium Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Description
This species is characterized particularly by its globular form, beaked extremities and nongranular surface.

Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania.

A fossil has been found in Pliocene or Pleistocene strata on Guam, Mariana Islands.