Contradusta
| Contradusta | |
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| Two views of a shell of Contradusta bregeriana, anterior end at the top | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Subfamily: | Erroneinae |
| Genus: | Contradusta Meyer, 2003[1] |
Contradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Contradusta include:[2]
- Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868)
- Contradusta walkeri (Sowerby I, 1832)
References
- ↑ Meyer C. (2003). "Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 79: 401-459. page 458.
- 1 2 Contradusta Meyer, 2003 . WoRMS (2010). Contradusta Meyer, 2003 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206068 on 24 October 2010.
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