''Purpuradusta'' 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 subfamily
Erroneinae of the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Purpuradusta'' include:
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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:
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(Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1986)
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Purpuradusta fimbriata
''Purpuradusta fimbriata'', common name : the fringed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized :
*''Purpura ...
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, 1791)
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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 grac ...
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(Gaskoin, 1849)
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Purpuradusta hammondae''
**''Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae''
( Iredale, 1939)
**''Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi''
Schilder, 1960
**''Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis''
Schilder, M. & W.O. Cernohorsky, 1965
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Purpuradusta lacrimalis''
Monterosato
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Purpuradusta microdon
''Purpuradusta microdon'' is species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species lives in the Indo-Pacific oceans. ''
( Gray, 1828)
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Purpuradusta minoridens
''Purpuradusta minoridens'', common name : the small-toothed cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.Moretzsohn, F. (2012). Purpuradusta minoridens. Accessed through: World Regi ...
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(Melvill
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The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The p ...
, 1901)
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Purpuradusta oryzaeformis''
Lorenz & Sterba, 1999 the Rice-grain cowry
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Purpuradusta quisquiliara''
(Watson
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, 1886)
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Purpuradusta serrulifera''
( Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938);
Synonyms:
* ''Purpuradusta durbanensis''
(Schilder & Schilder, 1938): synonym of ''
Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
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
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