Palmadusta contaminata

Short description: Species of gastropod

Palmadusta contaminata

Preserved specimen of almadusta contaminata
Scientific classification
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

## Distribution

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

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 .

Wikidata ☰ Q6789989 entry

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