Purpuradusta

Genus of gastropods

Purpuradusta
Purpuradusta fimbriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Purpuradusta
Schilder, 1939
Type species
Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Cupinota Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
  • Cypraea (Purpuradusta) Schilder, 1939 · unaccepted
  • Opponaria Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
  • Palmadusta (Purpuradusta) Schilder, 1939 · unaccepted

Purpuradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Purpuradusta include:[1]

  • Purpuradusta barbieri (Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1986) [2]
  • Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)[3]
  • Purpuradusta hammondae
    • Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae (Iredale, 1939) [4]
    • Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi Schilder, 1960 [5]
    • Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis Schilder, M. & W.O. Cernohorsky, 1965 [6]
  • Purpuradusta lacrimalis Monterosato [7]
  • Purpuradusta microdon (Gray, 1828)
  • Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901) [8]
  • Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999[9] the Roce-grain cowry
  • Purpuradusta quisquiliara (Watson, 1886) [10]
  • Purpuradusta serrulifera (Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938);[11] Synonyms:
  • Purpuradusta durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938): synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)

References

  1. ^ a b c Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939. WoRMS (2009). Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939. 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=137878 on 11 October 2010 .
  2. ^ "Purpuradusta barbieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ^ Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. ^ Gastropds.com : Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi; accessed : 20 October 2010]
  6. ^ "Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Purpuradusta lacrimalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Purpuradusta minoridens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  9. ^ Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Purpuradusta quisquiliara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  11. ^ "Purpuradusta serrulifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

External links

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  • Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. Australian Zoologist. 9(3): 297-323, 3 pl.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Taxon identifiers
Purpuradusta


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