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 contaminata (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832
   Palmadusta (Palmadusta) contaminata distans Schilder & Schilder, 1938
   Palmadusta (Palmadusta) contaminata malaysiae Schilder & Schilder, 1940

Common Name

Contaminated Cowry p.157 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 150 metres ]
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef [ under coral ]

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.130 [{as Cypraea contaminata}] Contains synonymy
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.157 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1993. p.188 [pl. 33 figs 10 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 contaminata (Sowerby, 1832)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8601) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.