''Purpuradusta'' is a

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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 Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the subfamily Erroneinae of the

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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 ''Purpuradusta'' include: *''

Purpuradusta barbieri ''Purpuradusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Purpuradusta'' include: *''Purpuradusta ...

'' (Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1986) *'' Purpuradusta fimbriata'' (

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, 1791) *''

Purpuradusta gracilis ''Purpuradusta gracilis'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies * ''Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis'' (Gaskoin, J.S., 1849) ** forma : ''Purpuradusta gracilis gracil ...

'' (Gaskoin, 1849) *''

Purpuradusta hammondae ''Purpuradusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Purpuradusta'' include: *''Purpuradusta barbieri'' (Raybaudi Massilia, L ...

'' **''Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae'' ( Iredale, 1939) **''Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi'' Schilder, 1960 **''Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis'' Schilder, M. & W.O. Cernohorsky, 1965 *'' Purpuradusta lacrimalis'' Monterosato *'' Purpuradusta microdon'' (

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, 1828) *'' Purpuradusta minoridens'' ( Melvill, 1901) *'' Purpuradusta oryzaeformis'' Lorenz & Sterba, 1999 the Rice-grain cowry *'' Purpuradusta quisquiliara'' ( Watson, 1886) *'' Purpuradusta serrulifera'' ( Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938); Synonyms: * ''Purpuradusta durbanensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1938): synonym of ''

Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata ''Purpuradusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Purpuradusta'' include: *''Purpuradusta barbieri'' (Raybaudi Massilia, L ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) Purpuradusta_sp

References

External links

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
Cypraeidae {{Cypraeidae-stub