Purpuradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
| Purpuradusta | |
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| Purpuradusta fimbriata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Purpuradusta include:[1]
- Purpuradusta barbieri (Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1986) [2]
- Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)[3]
- Purpuradusta hammondae
- Purpuradusta lacrimalis Monterosato [7]
- Purpuradusta microdon (Gray, 1828)
- Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901) [8]
- Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999[9] the Rice-grain cowry
- Purpuradusta quisquiliara (Watson, 1886) [10]
- Purpuradusta serrulifera (Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938);[11] Synonyms:
- Purpuradusta durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938): synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
References
edit- ^ a b c Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939. WoRMS (2009). Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137878 on 11 October 2010 .
- ^ "Purpuradusta barbieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Gastropds.com : Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi; accessed : 20 October 2010]
- ^ "Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Purpuradusta lacrimalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Purpuradusta minoridens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Purpuradusta quisquiliara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Purpuradusta serrulifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
External links
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- 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
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