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Palmadusta androyensis Blöcher & Lorenz 1999

Palmadusta androyensis

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

There are three subspecies :

Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off 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 .
  • Blöcher M. & Lorenz F. (1999) A new living species of Cypraeidae from Southern Madagascar (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie 13: 13-15.

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Palmadusta androyensis: Brief Summary

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

There are three subspecies :

Palmadusta androyensis androyensis Blocher & Lorenz, 1999 Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000 Palmadusta androyensis ipacoyana Bozzetti, 2006
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