Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cypraeidae Scientific name Purpuradusta minoridens | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cypraeoidea Genus Purpuradusta Rank Species | |
Similar Purpuradusta fimbriata, Pustularia globulus, Lyncina ventriculus, Erronea pallida, Notadusta punctata | ||
Purpuradusta minoridens, common name : the small-toothed cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.
Contents
Description
The shell of this species is white in color with orange-yellow dots, and it has a reddish-purple tip.
Distribution
The species is found in the Philippines, South West Pacific; Japan, Samoa and South East Africa
References
Purpuradusta minoridens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA