Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Cypraeoidea
Familia: Cypraeidae
Genus: Contradusta
Contradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Contradusta include:[1]
Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868)
Contradusta lapillus Poppe, Tagaro & Groh, 2013
Contradusta walkeri (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species brought into synonymy
Contradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
Contradusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823): synonym of Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)
References
Contradusta Meyer, 2003. WoRMS (2010). Contradusta Meyer, 2003 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206068 on 24 October 2010 .
Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459.
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