Biology:Purpuradusta fimbriata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Purpuradusta fimbriata, common name : the fringed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized :[1]
- Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938)[2] (synonyms : Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938); Palmadusta fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938)
- Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Purpuradusta fimbriata marquesana Lorenz, 2002 [6]
- Purpuradusta fimbriata quasigracilis Lorenz, 1989
- Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata (Mighels, J.W., 1845)[7]
- Purpuradusta fimbriata waikikiensis Schilder, 1933
Description
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 21 mm
Distribution
This species and its subspecies occur in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar , the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmel.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ "Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_4343.shtml.
- ↑ "Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis quasigracilis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_4513.shtml.
- ↑ "Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata waikikiensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_10186.shtml.
- ↑ "Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_60.shtml.
- ↑ "Purpuradusta fimbriata marquesana" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_7887.shtml.
- ↑ "Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_4512.shtml.
- Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129–144, 17 pls.
- Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3008850 entry
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