Palmadusta lentiginosa
Appearance
Palmadusta lentiginosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Palmadusta |
Species: | P. lentiginosa
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Binomial name | |
Palmadusta lentiginosa (Gray, 1825)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cypraea lentiginosa (Gray, 1825) |
Palmadusta lentiginosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Palmadusta lentiginosa buhariensis (Jonklaas & Nicolay, 1977) (taxon inquirendum)
- Palmadusta lentiginosa dancalica (Jonklaas & Nicolay, 1977) (taxon inquirendum)
Description
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Red Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Palmadusta lentiginosa (Gray, 1825). Gofas, S. (2009). Palmadusta lentiginosa (Gray, 1825). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181002 on 7 October 2010 .
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
External links
[edit]- Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal
- Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118