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Palmadusta androyensis

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&nbsp;mm and 19.4&nbsp;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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