Palmadusta contaminata
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Species: | P. contaminata
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Palmadusta contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832)
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Cypraea contaminata Sowerby I, 1832 |
Palmadusta contaminata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Palmadusta contaminata distans Schilder
Description[]
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.
References[]
- ^ a b Palmadusta contaminata. WoRMS (2009). Palmadusta contaminata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216879 on 11 October 2010 .
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Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1832
- Cypraeidae stubs