Palmadusta androyensis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
There are three subspecies :
- Palmadusta androyensis androyensis <small>Blocher & Lorenz, 1999</small>
- Palmadusta androyensis consanguinea <small>Blöcher & Lorenz, 2000</small>
- Palmadusta androyensis ipacoyana <small>Bozzetti, 2006</small>
Description
The adult shell size varies between 14 mm and 19.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and Madagascar.
References
- Blöcher M. & Lorenz F. (1999) A new living species of Cypraeidae from Southern Madagascar (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie 13: 13-15.
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