Palmadusta contaminata
Appearance
Palmadusta contaminata | |
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Preserved specimen of almadusta contaminata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Palmadusta |
Species: | P. contaminata
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Binomial name | |
Palmadusta contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cypraea contaminata Sowerby I, 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
Description
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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 .