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Palmadusta contaminata

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Palmadusta contaminata
An ellepse-shaped, dense shell with distinctive brown spots.
Preserved specimen of almadusta contaminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Palmadusta
Species:
P. contaminata
Binomial name
Palmadusta contaminata
(Sowerby I, 1832)
Synonyms[1]

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

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.

References

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  1. ^ 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 .