Subspecies Purpuradusta microdon microdon (Gray, 1828)
- Cypraea microdon Gray, J.E. 1828. Additions and corrections to a monograph on Cypraea, a genus of Testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 4: 66-88 [71].
- Purpuradusta granum Schilder, F.A. & Schilder, M. 1939. Prodrome of a monograph on living Cypraeidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 23: 119-231 [163].
- Opponaria katha Iredale, T. 1939. Australian Cowries. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 9: 297-323 pls, 27-29 [312] [uncertain synonym, not in Meyer (2005)].
Type data:
Status unknown, Philippine Is.
Generic Combinations
- Purpuradusta microdon microdon (Gray, 1828). —
Meyer, C. 2005. Purpuradusta microdon microdon Gray, 1828. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/microdon.htm
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indian Ocean to western Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In crevices
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [134] (as Cypraea microdon)
Meyer, C. 2005. Purpuradusta microdon microdon Gray, 1828. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/microdon.htm
Meyer, C.P. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 79: 401-459 (included in analysis)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [189, pl. 33, figs 8 a,b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 23-May-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |