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Palmadusta
''Palmadusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Palmadusta'' include: *''Palmadusta androyensis'' Blocher & Lorenz, 1999 *''Palmadusta artuffeli'' (Félix Pierre Jousseaume, Jousseaume, 1876) *''Palmadusta asellus'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) *''Palmadusta clandestina'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1767) *''Palmadusta contaminata'' (George Brettingham Sowerby I, Sowerby I, 1832) *''Palmadusta diluculum'' (Lovell Augustus Reeve, Reeve, 1845) *''Palmadusta humphreyii'' John Edward Gray, Gray, 1825 *''Palmadusta johnsonorum'' Lorenz, 2002 *''Palmadusta lentiginosa'' (John Edward Gray, Gray, 1825) *''Palmadusta lutea'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791) *''Palmadusta saulae'' (Gaskoin, 1843) *''Palmadusta ziczac'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Ziczac
''Palmadusta 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'' ( Perry, 1811) *''Palmadusta ziczac ziczac signata'' (f) Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''Palmadusta ziczac'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Palmadusta ziczac ziczac undata'' (f) ( Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Palmadusta ziczac'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *''Palmadusta ziczac vittata'' ( Deshayes, 1831) Description These quite common small shells reach on average of length, with a maximum size of and a minimum size of . The basic color of these pyriform shells is light beige or light tan, crossed by three transversal white bands with a zigzag pattern. The base of the shell is yellow or orange-brown with some brown small spots, extended along both sides. The aperture is orange with several short teeth. In the living cowries the mantle is orange-red, with white papillae. Distribution '' This species is distributed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Humphreyii
''Palmadusta humphreyii'', common name : Humphrey's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.Moretzsohn, F.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Palmadusta humphreyii (Gray, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597558 on 2015-03-06 Spelling The epithet ''humphreysii'' is an incorrect original spelling that was corrected by Gray himself in the errata page of the same volume of the Journal. See Petit (2012: 91): "11. The species name ''humphreyii'' was on page 489, in error, as ''humphreysii''. This was corrected by Gray on the Errata page 03of the same volume of the Journal. This is a correct and valid emendation under I.C.Z.N. Article 32.5.1.1. The name with its original incorrect spelling is in current usage, the errata sheet evidently having been overlooked by ''Cypraea'' specialists. Iredale & McMichael (1962: 61) list “humphreyii (humphreys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Diluculum
''Palmadusta diluculum'', the day-break cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description These quite common schnecken reach on average of length, with a maximum size of and a minimum size of . The shape of these shells is somewhat pyriformly ovate, the basic coloration is brown or violet-chesnut, with two or more zones of several white dorsal zigzag-bands and distinctive dark spots on the white base. The extremities are edged with dark chesnut areas. In the living cowry the mantle is thin and smooth. The ''Palmadusta diluculum virginalis'' subspecies is smaller, the terminal spots are less accentuated to absent and dark spots on the base are totally missing. Distribution This species is widespread throughout the Western Indian Ocean along Sri Lanka, Aldabra, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania. Habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Asellus
''Palmadusta asellus'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description ''Palmadusta asellus'' has a shell reaching a length of about . The shells are white with three large brown transversal bands on the upper surface. The brown mantle shows several whitish spots. In the living cowry it covers almost entirely the shells. Subspecies ''Palmadusta asellus'' is divided into the following subspecies: * ''Palmadusta asellus asellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Palmadusta asellus bitaeniata'' (Geret, 1903) * ''Palmadusta asellus latefasciata'' Schilder, 1930 * ''Palmadusta asellus vespacea'' (Melvill, 1905) Distribution This species is distributed in the seas along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Red Sea, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Androyensis
''Palmadusta 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 *''Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea'' Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000 *''Palmadusta androyensis ipacoyana'' Bozzetti, 2006 Description The adult shell size varies between 14 mm and 19.4 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References * Blöcher M. & Lorenz F. (1999) A new living species of Cypraeidae from Southern Madagascar (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie 13: 13-15. External links * *L. Limpalaër, Trois trésors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Clandestina
''Palmadusta clandestina'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. ;Subspecies: *''Palmadusta clandestina candida'' (Pease, 1865) *''Palmadusta clandestina clandestina'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''Palmadusta clandestina passerina'' Melvill, 1888 Description ''Palmadusta clandestina'' has the flat-sided egg shape typical of cowries, and is around 26 mm long. It is one of several Cypraeoidea known to use acid for defence, in this case secreting sulphuric acid when disturbed. Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Androyensis Consanguinea
''Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ... mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shell size varies between 15 mm and 19 mm Distribution This subspecies is distributed in the Indian Ocean along ''East Africa'' and ''Madagascar'' References ;Notes ;Bibliography * Bozzetti L. (2006) ''Palmadusta androyensis ipacoyana (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) nuova sottospecie dal Madagascar Meridionale''. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 53: 3–4 External links * *L. LImpalaër, Trois trésors Malgaches Cypraeidae {{Cypraeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Saulae
''Palmadusta saulae'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), 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 Cypraeidae have adult ..., the cowries. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta saulae (Gaskoin, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597568 on 2020-01-25 Description Distribution References * Ma X.T. iutong(1997) Fauna Sinica. Phylum Mollusca. Class Gastropoda. Order Mesogastropoda. Superfamily Cypraeacea. Beijing: Science Press. 283 pp., 12 pls. * Liu, J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1843 {{Cypraeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Lentiginosa
''Palmadusta lentiginosa'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. ;Subspecies: * ''Palmadusta lentiginosa buhariensis'' (Jonklaas & Nicolay, 1977) (taxon inquirendum) * ''Palmadusta lentiginosa dancalica'' (Jonklaas & Nicolay, 1977) (taxon inquirendum) Description Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T .... References * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp External links Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological JournalZenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Johnsonorum
''Palmadusta johnsonorum'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati .... References * Lorenz, F., 2002. New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Schriften zur Malakozoologie 20: 292 pp Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 2002 {{Cypraeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Contaminata
''Palmadusta contaminata'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. ;Subspecies : *''Palmadusta contaminata contaminata'' (Sowerby I, 1832) *''Palmadusta contaminata distans'' Schilder Description Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1832 {{Cypraeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmadusta Artuffeli
''Palmadusta artuffeli'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ... Cypraeidae, the cowries. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta artuffeli (Jousseaume, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597562 on 2020-01-25 Description Distribution References * Jousseaume, F., 1876. Notes sur quelques Cypraea et description d'une espèce nouvelle. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 1: 77-82 Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1876 {{Cypraeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
