OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Palmadusta lentiginosa lentiginosa (Gray, 1825)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea lentiginosa Gray, 1825
   Cypraea lentiginosa buhariensis Jonklass & Nicolay, 1977

Common Name

Freckled Cowry p.154      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: under coral 
substrate: under rocks 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.154 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Palmadusta Iredale, 1930
                              Palmadusta lentiginosa (Gray, 1825)
                                Palmadusta lentiginosa lentiginosa (Gray, 1825)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53123) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-17.