Purpuradusta minoridens

Purpuradusta minoridens, common name : the small-toothed cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.[1]

Purpuradusta minoridens
Purpuradusta minoridens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Purpuradusta
Species:
P. minoridens
Binomial name
Purpuradusta minoridens
(Melvill, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901
  • Cypraea minoridens blandita (f) Iredale, 1939
  • Cypraea minoridens suvaensis (f) Steadman, W.R. & B.C. Cotton, 1943

Description

The shell of this species is white in color with orange-yellow dots, and it has a reddish-purple tip.

Distribution

The species is found in the Philippines, South West Pacific; Japan, Samoa and South East Africa

References
  1. Moretzsohn, F. (2012). Purpuradusta minoridens. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597615 on 2012-07-15
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 66


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