Contradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| Two views of a shell of Contradusta bregeriana, anterior end at the top | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Contradusta Meyer, 2003 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea walkeri J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 | |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Contradusta include:[1]
- Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868)
- Contradusta lapillus Poppe, Tagaro & Groh, 2013
- Contradusta walkeri (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Contradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
- Contradusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823): synonym of Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)
References
edit- ^ a b c Contradusta Meyer, 2003. WoRMS (2010). Contradusta Meyer, 2003 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206068 on 24 October 2010 .
- 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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