Palmulacypraea katsuae
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Shell of Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Species: | P. katsuae
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Palmulacypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)
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Palmulacypraea katsuae, common name : Katsua's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
There are two subspecies :
- Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (Lorenz, 2002)
- Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960): represented as Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)· accepted, alternate representation
Description[]
The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and the Philippines; also off New Caledonia.
References[]
- ^ a b Palmulacypraea katsuae. WoRMS (2009). Palmulacypraea katsuae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530899 on 2 January 2011 .
- Kuroda, T. (1960). Okinawa guntosan kairui mokuroku (tosokurui o nozoku). A catalogue of the molluscan fauna of the Okinawa Islands (exclusive of the Cephalopoda). Okinawa, Naha-Shi: Ryukyu University Kyomubu Fukyuka. iv, 106 pp., 3 plates.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links[]
- "Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1960
- Cypraeidae stubs