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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] |
