Purpuradusta minoridens

Purpuradusta minoridens
Purpuradusta minoridens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Purpuradusta
Species: P. minoridens
Binomial name
Purpuradusta minoridens
(Melvill, J.C., 1901)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea minoridens blandita (f) Iredale, T., 1939
  • Cypraea minoridens suvaensis (f) Steadman, W.R. & B.C. Cotton, 1943

Purpuradusta minoridens, common name : the Small-toothed Cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.

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Description

The shell of this species is white in color with orange-yellow dots, and it has a reddish-purple tip.

Distribution

The species is found in the Philippines, South West Pacific; Japan, Samoa and South East Africa

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