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Cypraea contaminata J.E.Gray, 1832
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Sowerby, & I, G. B. (1832). Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum. In: The Conchological Illustrations. London. Parts 1-8, 101-131. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261113
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Mollusca
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class
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Gastropoda
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order
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Littorinimorpha
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family
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Cypraeidae
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genus
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Palmadusta
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species
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Palmadusta contaminata
Bibliographic References
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Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey.
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Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218.
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Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: The Conchological Illustrations. London. Parts 1-8, 101-131. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)].
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Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.