Paradusta hungerfordi

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Paradusta hungerfordi
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Shell of Paradusta hungerfordi from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Paradusta
Species:
P. hungerfordi
Binomial name
Paradusta hungerfordi
(Sowerby III, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea hungerfordiG. B. Sowerby III, 1888 (original combination)
  • Erronea hungerfordi(G.B. Sowerby III, 1888)
  • Notadusta hungerfordi(G. B. Sowerby III, 1888)

Paradusta hungerfordi, common name Hungerford's cowry, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]

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Description

Paradusta hungerfordi has a pear-shaped shell reaching a size of 20 – 48 mm, with a quite variable coloration and pattern. Usually the dorsum surface is pale brown or whitish with brown dots, while the ventral surface may be whitish, yellowish or also orange.

Distribution

This species can be found around Japan and in the northeastern coast of Australia.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2018). Paradusta hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053062 on 2018-01-01


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