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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999

Common Name

Rice-grain Cowry p.149      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
substrate: in coral rubble 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.149 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939
                              Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52814) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-23.