''Contradusta'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cypraeidae, 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 gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Ar ...
''
(Crosse
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, 1868)
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Contradusta lapillus
''Contradusta lapillus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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''
Poppe, Tagaro & Groh, 2013
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Contradusta walkeri
''Contradusta walkeri'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subspecies
*''Contradusta walkeri continens'' (Tom Iredale, Iredale, 1935)
*''Contradusta walkeri s ...
''
(Sowerby I
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Life
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, 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
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''
(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
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), aff ...
''
(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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