Paradusta hungerfordi

Paradusta hungerfordi
	Shell of Paradusta hungerfordi from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Paradusta
Species:	P. hungerfordi
Binomial name
	Paradusta hungerfordi; (Sowerby III, 1888)
Synonyms
	Cypraea hungerfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1888 (original combination); Erronea hungerfordi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1888); Notadusta hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888);

Paradusta hungerfordi, common name Hungerford's cowry, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[1]

Description[edit]

Paradusta hungerfordi has a pear-shaped shell reaching a size of 20 – 48 mm, with a quite variable coloration and pattern. Usually the dorsum surface is pale brown or whitish with brown dots, while the ventral surface may be whitish, yellowish or also orange.

Distribution[edit]

This species can be found around Japan and in the northeastern coast of Australia.

Subspecies[edit]

Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi (Mock, 1996)
Paradusta hungerfordi coucoumi (Schilder, 1964)
Paradusta hungerfordi hungerfordi (Sowerby III, 1888)
Paradusta hungerfordi lovetha (Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005)

Gallery[edit]

Shell of Paradusta hungerfordi coucomi
Shell of Paradusta hungerfordi hungerfordi
Shell of Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi

References[edit]

^ Bouchet, P. (2018). Paradusta hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053062 on 2018-01-01

Sowerby G. B. III. (1888). Description of sixteen new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1888): 207-213, pl. 11
WoRMS
Biolib
"Paradusta hungerfordi hungerfordi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Lorenz F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

External links[edit]

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2018). Paradusta hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053062 on 2018-01-01

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