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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Notadusta punctata punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Evenaria iredalei auct.
   Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771
   Cypraea atomaria Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea stercusmuscarum Lamarck, 1810
   Cypraea punctata var. decolorata Gray, 1824
   Palmadusta (Palmadusta) punctata iredalei Schilder & Schilder, 1938
   Evenaria persticta Iredale, 1939
   Evenaria carula Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Dotted cowry p.183      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
Punctate Cowry p.126, pl.384      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Melanesia, western Pacific (northeastern Indian Ocean to Somalia)

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Somalia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia

Keywords

habitat: coral reef [ in shallow water ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.201 Contains synonymy
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.61 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.183 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. p.109 [ refers to Cypraea punctata var. decolorata ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Notadusta Schilder, 1935
                              Notadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)
                                Notadusta punctata punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53718) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-12. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.