Palmulacypraea katsuae, common name : Katsua's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| Shell of Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Palmulacypraea |
| Species: | P. katsuae
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| Binomial name | |
| Palmulacypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)
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There are two subspecies :
- Palmulacypraea katsuae guidoi (Lorenz, 2002)
- Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960): represented as Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae (Kuroda, 1960)· accepted, alternate representation
Description
editThe shell size varies between 15 mm and 24 mm.[2] Cowries are prized for their beauty and diversity, and are mostly used for jewelry.[3]
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and the Philippines; also off New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ a b Palmulacypraea katsuae. WoRMS (2009). Palmulacypraea katsuae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530899 on 2 January 2011 .
- ^ "Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Are the world's most stunning shells too beautiful for their own good?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- Kuroda, T. (1960). Okinawa guntosan kairui mokuroku (tosokurui o nozoku). A catalogue of the molluscan fauna of the Okinawa Islands (exclusive of the Cephalopoda). Okinawa, Naha-Shi: Ryukyu University Kyomubu Fukyuka. iv, 106 pp., 3 plates.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
edit- "Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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