MolluscaBase - Palmadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)

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Palmadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)

AphiaID

216881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216881)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Ransoniella punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)

Rank

Species

Parent

Palmadusta Iredale, 1930

Original name

Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771

Direct children (2)

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Subspecies Palmadusta punctata atomaria (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Ransoniella punctata punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies Palmadusta punctata iredalei (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Ransoniella punctata punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771) Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae. Vol. Mantissa [2] altera: Regni Animalis Appendix: 521-552. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945322
page(s): 548 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216881 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-08-08 05:35:53Z

created

Onyango, Eunice

2010-10-09 22:37:13Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2012-04-30 23:02:04Z

changed

Moretzsohn, Fabio

2023-05-12 10:56:44Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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original description (of Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771) Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae. Vol. Mantissa [2] altera: Regni Animalis Appendix: 521-552. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945322
page(s): 548 [details]

basis of record Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls. [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Language	Name
English	brown-spotted cowry	[details]