Biology:Palmulacypraea katsuae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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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 24 mm.[2] Cowries are prized for their beauty and diversity, and are mostly used for jewelry.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and the Philippines ; also off New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 .
- ↑ "Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy" (in en). https://www.conchology.be/?t=263&family=CYPRAEIDAE%20ERRONEINAE%20ERRONEINI&fullspecies=Palmulacypraea%20katsuae%20katsuae&shellID=549.
- ↑ "Are the world's most stunning shells too beautiful for their own good?" (in en-US). Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/04/05/are-the-worlds-most-stunning-shells-too-beautiful-for-their-own-good/.
- 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_549.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6785548 entry
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