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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Palmadusta humphreysii (Gray, 1825)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Palmadusta humphreyii [sic]
   Cypraea humphreysii Gray, 1825
   Palmadusta lutea yaloka Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

Humphrey's Cowry p.127, f.10      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

South-West Pacific; Qld to Long Reef, NSW {WILSON1993A}

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 20 metres ]
substrate: under coral 
substrate: under rocks 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.61 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.157 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.189 [pl. 35, 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 humphreysii (Gray, 1825)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8615) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-08.