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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae (Iredale, 1939)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea hammondae
   Cupinota hammondae Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Hammond's Cowry p.123, pl.370      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.147 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77681) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-05. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.