Purpuradusta minoridens
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| Purpuradusta minoridens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Purpuradusta |
| Species: | P. minoridens |
| Binomial name | |
| Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, J.C., 1901) |
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Purpuradusta minoridens, common name : the Small-toothed Cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.
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[edit] Description
The shell of this species is white in color with orange-yellow dots, and it has a reddish-purple tip.
[edit] Distribution
The species is found in the Philippines, South West Pacific; Japan, Samoa and South East Africa
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Cypraea minoridens image
- Gastropods.com : Purpuradusta minoridens + photos
- On-line articles with Cypraea minoridens in the HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS (1960-1994)
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