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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea fimbriata Sowerby, 1837
   Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849
   Erronea japonica Schilder, 1931
   Erronea (Erronea) fimbriata subcoerulea Schilder & Schilder, 1931
   Erronea stohleri Cate & Schilder, 1968

Common Name

Slender Cowry p.58, pl.150      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

India to Japan and Hawaii

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSamar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.84 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.84 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.84 

Keywords

habitat: under rocks [and coral slabs, shallow water]

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.146 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939
                              Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
                                Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77669) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-05. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.