''Contradusta'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name, commonly named the cowries ( cowry or cowrie), is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small to large sea snails. These are marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, ...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Contradusta '' include:
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Contradusta bregeriana
''Contradusta bregeriana'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868). Accessed through: Worl ...
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( Crosse, 1868)
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Contradusta lapillus''
Poppe, Tagaro & Groh, 2013
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Contradusta walkeri''
( Sowerby I, 1832)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Contradusta barclayi''
(Reeve, 1857): synonym of ''
Paradusta barclayi
''Paradusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name, commonly named the cowries ( cowry or cowrie), is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small to large s ...
''
(Reeve, 1857)
* ''Contradusta pulchella''
(Swainson, 1823): synonym of ''
Ficadusta pulchella
''Ficadusta pulchella'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name, commonly named the cowries ( cowry or cowrie), is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), famil ...
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(Swainson, 1823)
References
* Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459.
Cypraeidae
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