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Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 79: 401-459.
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Meyer, C.
2003
Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
79: 401-459
Publication
Adusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823) accepted as Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823) (basis of record)
Bistolidini C. P. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865) (additional source)
Contradusta C. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cryptocypraea C. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (additional source)
Monetaria Troschel, 1863 (basis of record)
Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888) (basis of record)
Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Nesiocypraea hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) accepted as Austrasiatica hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) (basis of record)
Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Palmadusta ziczac signata Iredale, 1939 accepted as Palmadusta ziczac ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) (source of synonymy)
Palmulacypraea C. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Propustularia F. A. Schilder, 1927 (basis of record)
Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811) (additional source)
Bistolidini C. P. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865) (additional source)
Contradusta C. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cryptocypraea C. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (additional source)
Monetaria Troschel, 1863 (basis of record)
Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888) (basis of record)
Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Nesiocypraea hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) accepted as Austrasiatica hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) (basis of record)
Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Palmadusta ziczac signata Iredale, 1939 accepted as Palmadusta ziczac ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) (source of synonymy)
Palmulacypraea C. Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Propustularia F. A. Schilder, 1927 (basis of record)
Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811) (additional source)
Classification
Meyer (2003) classified this species as Adusta pulchella; in Meyer (2004) he reported new molecular data that ... [details]
Taxonomy
This taxon has been supported by molecular characters. However, it shares a more recent ancestry with Blasicrura ... [details]
Taxonomy
Meyer's Cowrie Genomic Database and Meyer (2003) list this taxon as valid, based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing. [details]
Type species
Contradusta walkeri (Sowerby I, 1832) is the type species of the genus Contradusta Meyer, 2003. [details]