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 saulae (Gaskoin, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843
   Palmadusta saulae nugata Iredale, 1935
   Cypraea jensostergaardi Ingram, 1939
   Cypraea saulae siasiensis Cate, 1960
   Palmadusta (Palmadusta) saulae crakei Cate, 1968
   Palmadusta saulae manilensis Raybaudi, 1978
   Palmadusta saulae visayanensis Raybaudi, 1978

Common Name

Saul's Cowry p.60, pl.161      Coleman, N. 1975.
Suzuki-dakara G1214 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1214]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Kimusume-dakara G1214 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1214]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 150 metres ]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
substrate: under coral
substrate: under stones

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.137 [{as Cypraea saulae}] General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.157 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1993. p.189 [pl. 33, fig 19; pl 35, fig 11 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 saulae (Gaskoin, 1843)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8626) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.