Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Evenaria latefasciata auct.
   Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758
   Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cypraea striatella Link, 1807
   Cypraea bitaeniata Geret, 1903
   Cypraea vespacea Melvill, 1905
   Cypraea bougei Dautzenberg, 1906
   Adusta latefasciata Schilder, 1930
   Evanaria kawakawa Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

Little-Donkey Cowry p.155 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.
Little Ass Cowry p.120, pl.357 Coleman, N. 1975.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
habitat: coral reef

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.127 [{as Cypraea asellus}] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.155 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.187 [pl. 33, figs 4 a,b] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Palmadusta Iredale, 1930
                              Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8594) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.