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Palmadusta contaminata Contaminated Cowry

Palmadusta contaminata is commonly referred to as Contaminated Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Palmadusta contaminata, Contaminated cowry, 14mm, Bali


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lexID:
16502 
AphiaID:
216879 
Scientific:
Palmadusta contaminata 
German:
Kontaminierte Kauri, Fleckkauri 
English:
Contaminated Cowry 
Category:
Snegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Palmadusta (Genus) > contaminata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(J. E. Gray, ), 1832 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bali, Corea, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Réunion , South-Africa, Tansania, Thailand 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 72 Meter 
Habitats:
Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,2 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, omnivore, Predatory 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-12 19:35:59 

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Palmadusta contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832)

Palmadusta contaminata is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Synonymised names
Cypraea contaminata J. E. Gray, 1832 · unaccepted
Palmadusta (Palmadusta) contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832) · unaccepted
Palmadusta (Palmadusta) contaminata distans F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palmadusta (Palmadusta) contaminata malaysiae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832) · unaccepted > superseded combination (subspecies not recognized)
Palmadusta contaminata distans F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832) accepted as Palmadusta contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination, subspecies not recognized)
Subspecies Palmadusta contaminata distans F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 accepted as Palmadusta contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. Researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 20.05.2024.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 20.05.2024.

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Spawn

Palmadusta contaminata with egg mass, Contaminated cowry, 14mm, Bali

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Palmadusta contaminata, Contaminated cowry, 14mm, Bali
Palmadusta contaminata, Contaminated cowry, 14mm, Bali
Palmadusta contaminata,Contaminated cowry, 13mm, Kwajalein 2010
Palmadusta contaminata,Contaminated cowry, 13mm, Kwajalein

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