Palmadusta contaminata
| Palmadusta contaminata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Palmadusta |
| Species: | P. contaminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Palmadusta contaminata (Sowerby, 1832) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832 | |
Palmadusta contaminata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Palmadusta contaminata distans Schilder
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.
References
- 1 2 Palmadusta contaminata . WoRMS (2009). Palmadusta contaminata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216879 on 11 October 2010.
External links
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