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Palmadusta saulae

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Palmadusta saulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Palmadusta
Species:
P. saulae
Binomial name
Palmadusta saulae
(Gaskoin, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843
  • Palmadusta (Palmadusta) pseudolutea X.-T. Ma, 1997
  • Palmadusta pseudolutea X.-T. Ma, 1997
  • Palmadusta saulae saulae (Gaskoin, 1843) accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

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This species has variable attractive dorsal patterns.

Distribution

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Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta saulae (Gaskoin, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597568 on 2020-01-25
  • Ma X.T. [Xiutong] (1997) Fauna Sinica. Phylum Mollusca. Class Gastropoda. Order Mesogastropoda. Superfamily Cypraeacea. Beijing: Science Press. 283 pp., 12 pls.
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.