Palmadusta contaminata

Palmadusta contaminata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Subspecies
  • Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832)
  • Palmadusta contaminata distans Schilder

Palmadusta contaminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Palmadusta
Species:
P. contaminata
Binomial name
Palmadusta contaminata
(Sowerby I, 1832)
Synonyms[1]

Cypraea contaminata Sowerby I, 1832

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.

References
  1. Palmadusta contaminata . WoRMS (2009). Palmadusta contaminata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216879 on 11 October 2010 .


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