''Purpuradusta minoridens'', common name : the small-toothed cowry, is a
species of tropical
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
cowry, a
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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 ...
mollusk in the family
Cypraeidae.
[Moretzsohn, F. (2012). Purpuradusta minoridens. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597615 on 2012-07-15]
;Subspecies:
* ''Purpuradusta minoridens julianjosephi''
Lorenz, 2017
* ''Purpuradusta minoridens minoridens''
(Melvill, 1901)
Description
The shell of this species is white in color with orange-yellow dots, and it has a reddish-purple tip.
Distribution
The species is found in the
Philippines, South West Pacific; Japan, Samoa and South East Africa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, East Timor,
Australia
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and
Vanuatu.
References
* Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) ''Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells''. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 66
External links
Gastropods.com : Purpuradusta minoridens+ photos
On-line articles with ''Cypraea minoridens'' in the HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS (1960-1994)Melvill, J. C. (1901). Cypraea chrysalis Kien. and C. microdon Gray. Journal of Conchology. 10 (4): 117-119
Cypraeidae
Gastropods described in 1901
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