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 ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758
   Palmadusta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cypraea undata Lamarck, 1810
   Cypraea misella Perry, 1811
   Cypraea vittata Deshayes, 1832
   Palmadusta ziczac signata Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Zigzag Cowry p.153 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 40 metres ]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
substrate: under coral

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.142 [{as Cypraea ziczac}] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.61 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.152 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1993. p.189 [pl. 33, figs 18 a-c] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Palmadusta Iredale, 1930
                              Palmadusta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8630) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.