Palmulacypraea katsuae

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[1]
  • 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.[1]

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.[2] Cowries are prized for their beauty and diversity, and are mostly used for jewelry.[3]

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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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