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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Palmadusta diluculum diluculum (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea fasciata Donovan, 1820
   Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845
   Cypraea undata buttoni Oldroyd, 1916

Common Name

Dawn Cowry p.153      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [ among algae in association with compact coral ]

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.153 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Palmadusta Iredale, 1930
                              Palmadusta diluculum (Reeve, 1845)
                                Palmadusta diluculum diluculum (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52891) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.