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Palmadusta contaminata (J. E. Gray ex G. B. Sowerby I 1832)

Palmadusta contaminata

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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. ^ 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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Palmadusta contaminata: Brief Summary

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Palmadusta contaminata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832) Palmadusta contaminata distans Schilder
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