WoRMS taxon details
Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
139500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139500)
accepted
Species
Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849 · unaccepted (original combination)
Palmadusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) · unaccepted
Purpuradusta gracilis var. dondraensis Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 · unaccepted > unavailable name (name established at...)
name established at infrasubspecific rank
- Subspecies Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
- Subspecies Purpuradusta gracilis hilda (Iredale, 1939)
- Subspecies Purpuradusta gracilis macula (Angas, 1867)
- Subspecies Purpuradusta gracilis notata (Gill, 1858)
- Subspecies Purpuradusta gracilis jamila Lorenz, 1998 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis notata (Gill, 1858)
- Subspecies Purpuradusta gracilis nemethi Van Heesvelde, 2010 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
- Variety Purpuradusta gracilis var. dondraensis Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) (unaccepted > unavailable name, name established at infrasubspecific rank)
marine
(of Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849) Gaskoin, J. S. (1849). Description of new species of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 16: 90-98. ["1848"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861946
page(s): 93 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139500 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849) Gaskoin, J. S. (1849). Description of new species of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 16: 90-98. ["1848"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861946
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Purpuradusta gracilis var. dondraensis Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 49, pl. 22 figs 9-11 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Purpuradusta gracilis var. dondraensis Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 49, pl. 22 figs 9-11 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Knudsen J. (1994).Further observations on the egg capsules and reproduction of some marine prosobranch molluscs from Hong Kong. . In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Third International workshop on the malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The malacofauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 283-306. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | graceful cowrie | [details] |
| German | Zierliche Kauri | [details] |
| Japanese | メダカラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Palmadusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cypraea gracilis) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpuradusta gracilis)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To Malacopics (Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) )
To Malacopics (Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) Cyprus, Famagusta, Famagusta Bay, Boghaz, col...
To Malacopics (Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) Japan, Wakayama, Nada-Cho, Kusui, ex coll. F....
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Palmadusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cypraea gracilis) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpuradusta gracilis)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To Malacopics (Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) )
To Malacopics (Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) Cyprus, Famagusta, Famagusta Bay, Boghaz, col...
To Malacopics (Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) Japan, Wakayama, Nada-Cho, Kusui, ex coll. F....
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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