Purpuradusta fimbriata

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]

Purpuradusta fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Purpuradusta
Species:
P. fimbriata
Binomial name
Purpuradusta fimbriata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791
  • Palmadusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Purpuradusta marmorata Schröter, 1804

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)
    • forma : Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis quasigracilis (f) Lorenz, F. Jr., 1989 [3]
    • forma : Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata waikikiensis (f) Schilder, F.A., 1933[4]
  • 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 are distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan.

References
  1. Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmel.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. "Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. "Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis quasigracilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. "Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata waikikiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. "Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. "Purpuradusta fimbriata marquesana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  7. "Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  • 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
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