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Palmulacypraea katsuae

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Species of gastropod

Palmulacypraea katsuae
Shell of Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Palmulacypraea
Species: P. katsuae
Binomial name
Palmulacypraea katsuae
(Kuroda, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)
  • Cypraea vicdani Lan, T.C., 1985
  • Erronea (Gratiadusta) katsuae Kuroda, 1960 (Original combination)
  • Notadusta katsuae Kuroda, 1960
  • Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)· accepted, alternate representation

Palmulacypraea katsuae, common name : Katsua's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

There are two subspecies :

  • Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (Lorenz, 2002)
  • Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960): represented as Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 24 mm. Cowries are prized for their beauty and diversity, and are mostly used for jewelry.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and the Philippines; also off New Caledonia.

References

  1. ^ Palmulacypraea katsuae. WoRMS (2009). Palmulacypraea katsuae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530899 on 2 January 2011 .
  2. "Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. "Are the world's most stunning shells too beautiful for their own good?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  • Kuroda, T. (1960). Okinawa guntosan kairui mokuroku (tosokurui o nozoku). A catalogue of the molluscan fauna of the Okinawa Islands (exclusive of the Cephalopoda). Okinawa, Naha-Shi: Ryukyu University Kyomubu Fukyuka. iv, 106 pp., 3 plates.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.

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Taxon identifiers
Palmulacypraea katsuae


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