Contradusta

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

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

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Species

Species within the genus Contradusta include: [1]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 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 .