Palmadusta
Encyclopedia
Palmadusta is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cypraeidae
, the cowries.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus Palmadusta include:- Palmadusta androyensisPalmadusta androyensisPalmadusta androyensis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There are three subspecies :* Palmadusta androyensis androyensis Blocher & Lorenz, 1999...
Blocher & Lorenz, 1999 - Palmadusta asellusPalmadusta asellusPalmadusta asellus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Palmadusta asellus asellus -Description:-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus) - Palmadusta clandestinaPalmadusta clandestinaPalmadusta clandestina is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Palmadusta clandestina passerina -Distribution:...
(Linnaeus) - Palmadusta contaminataPalmadusta contaminataPalmadusta contaminata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Palmadusta contaminata distans Schilder-Distribution:...
(Sowerby, 1832) - Palmadusta diluculumPalmadusta diluculumPalmadusta diluculum, the 'Day-Break Cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Reeve, 1845) - Palmadusta gracilisPalmadusta gracilisPalmadusta gracilis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
- Palmadusta humphreysiiPalmadusta humphreysiiPalmadusta humphreysii, common name : the Humphrey's Cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
Gray, 1825 - Palmadusta johnsonorumPalmadusta johnsonorumPalmadusta johnsonorum is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
Lorenz, 2002 - Palmadusta lentiginosaPalmadusta lentiginosaPalmadusta lentiginosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
(Gray, 1825) - Palmadusta ziczacPalmadusta ziczacPalmadusta ziczac is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies and formae :* Palmadusta ziczac misella * Palmadusta ziczac ziczac signata Iredale, T., 1939...
(Linnaeus)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Palmadusta consanguinea Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000 : synonym of Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000
- Palmadusta felina (Gmel.) : synonym of Melicerona felina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Palmadusta fimbriata (Gmel.) : synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriataPurpuradusta fimbriataPurpuradusta fimbriata , common name : the fringed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognized :...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Palmadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) : synonym of Ransoniella punctataRansoniella punctataRansoniella punctata, common name the brown-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:* Ransoniella punctata atomaria...
(Linnaeus, 1771)