Purpuradusta

Purpuradusta
Purpuradusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939
Type species
Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms [1]
CupinotaIredale, 1939 · unaccepted (nomen nudum) Cypraea (Purpuradusta)Schilder, 1939 · unaccepted OpponariaIredale, 1939 · unaccepted (nomen nudum) Palmadusta (Purpuradusta)Schilder, 1939 · unaccepted

Purpuradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. ^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Purpuradusta include: ^[1]

• Purpuradusta barbieri (Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1986) ^[2]
• Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) ^[3]
• Purpuradusta hammondae
  • Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae(Iredale, 1939) ^[4]
  • Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi Schilder, 1960 ^[5]
  • Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensisSchilder, M. & W.O. Cernohorsky, 1965 ^[6]
• Purpuradusta lacrimalis Monterosato ^[7]
• Purpuradusta microdon (Gray, 1828)
• Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901) ^[8]
• Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999 ^[9] the Rice-grain cowry
• Purpuradusta quisquiliara (Watson, 1886) ^[10]
• Purpuradusta serrulifera (Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938); ^[11] Synonyms:
• Purpuradusta durbanensis(Schilder & Schilder, 1938): synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)

Purpuradusta

References

1. Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939 . WoRMS (2009). Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137878 on 11 October 2010 .
2. "Purpuradusta barbieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
3. Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.
4. "Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
5. Gastropds.com : Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi; accessed : 20 October 2010]
6. "Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
7. "Purpuradusta lacrimalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
8. "Purpuradusta minoridens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
9. Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.
10. "Purpuradusta quisquiliara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
11. "Purpuradusta serrulifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

External links

• Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. Australian Zoologist. 9(3): 297-323, 3 pl.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213