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Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta asellus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of Pamadusta asellus ist white with three large brown transversal bands on the upper surface. The brown mantle shows several whitish spots. In the living cowry it covers almost entirely the shells.
Synonymised names:
Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Evenaria asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Direct children (5):
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus armadillo Bergonzoni, 2015
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus bitaeniata (Geret, 1903) accepted as Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus latefasciata Schilder, 1930 accepted as Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905) accepted as Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta asellus is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of Pamadusta asellus ist white with three large brown transversal bands on the upper surface. The brown mantle shows several whitish spots. In the living cowry it covers almost entirely the shells.
Synonymised names:
Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Evenaria asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Direct children (5):
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus armadillo Bergonzoni, 2015
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus bitaeniata (Geret, 1903) accepted as Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus latefasciata Schilder, 1930 accepted as Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905) accepted as Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
