Contradusta

Contradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Contradusta
Two views of a shell of Contradusta bregeriana, anterior end at the top
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Contradusta
Meyer, 2003
Type species
Cypraea walkeri J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832

Species

Species within the genus Contradusta include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Contradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
  • Contradusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823): synonym of Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)

References

  1. Contradusta Meyer, 2003 . WoRMS (2010). Contradusta Meyer, 2003 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206068 on 24 October 2010 .
  • Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459.



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