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Palmulacypraea katsuae

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Cypraeoidea

Genus
  
Palmulacypraea

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Species

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Notadusta hungerfordi, Notadusta punctata, Staphylaea limacina, Erronea cylindrica, Lyncina ventriculus

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

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There are two subspecies :

  • Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (Lorenz, 2002)
  • Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)
  • Description

    The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm

    Distribution

    This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines.

    References

    Palmulacypraea katsuae Wikipedia


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