Palmadusta androyensis

Palmadusta androyensis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Palmadusta androyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Palmadusta
Species:
P. androyensis
Binomial name
Palmadusta androyensis
Blöcher & Lorenz, 1999

There are three subspecies :

Description

The adult shell size varies between 14 mm and 19.4 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and Madagascar.

References
  1. Palmadusta androyensis Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000. WoRMS (2010). Palmadusta androyensis Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390566 on 19 March 2011 .
  • "Palmadusta androyensis androyensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 March 2011.


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