''Palmadusta'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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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 ...
mollusks in the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Palmadusta'' include:
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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 androye ...
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Blocher & Lorenz, 1999
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Palmadusta artuffeli
''Palmadusta artuffeli'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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( Jousseaume, 1876)
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Palmadusta asellus''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
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Palmadusta clandestina''
( Linnaeus, 1767)
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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'' Schil ...
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(Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby I (12 August 1788 – 26 July 1854) was a British natural history, naturalist, illustrator and Conchology, conchologist.
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He was the second son of James Sowerby. George was educated at home under private tutors, ...
, 1832)
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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 m ...
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(Reeve
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, 1845)
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Palmadusta humphreyii''
Gray, 1825
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Palmadusta johnsonorum''
Lorenz, 2002
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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)
* ''Palmadus ...
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( Gray, 1825)
*''Palmadusta lutea''
(Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791)
*''Palmadusta saulae''
(Gaskoin, 1843)
*''Palmadusta ziczac''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Palmadusta barbieri''
Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of ''Purpuradusta barbieri''
(Raybaudi, 1986) (original combination)
* ''Palmadusta consanguinea''
Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000: synonym of ''Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea''
Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000
*''Palmadusta felina''
(Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Melicerona felina'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791)
*''Palmadusta fimbriata''
(Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Purpuradusta fimbriata''
(Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791)
*''Palmadusta gracilis''
(Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of ''Purpuradusta gracilis''
(Gaskoin, 1849)
* ''Palmadusta humphreysii''
(Gray, 1825): synonym of ''Palmadusta humphreyii''
(Gray, 1825) (Incorrect original spelling, see taxonomic note)
*''Palmadusta pseudolutea''
Ma, 1997: synonym of ''Palmadusta saulae''
(Gaskoin, 1843)
*''Palmadusta punctata''
( Linnaeus, 1771):
synonym of ''Ransoniella punctata''
( Linnaeus, 1771)
* ''Palmadusta serrulifera''
F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938: synonym of ''Purpuradusta serrulifera''
(F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) (original combination)
References
External links
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9
Cypraeidae
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