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Palmadusta clandestina Clandestine Cowrie, Fah;e Three-Banded Cowry

Palmadusta clandestina is commonly referred to as Clandestine Cowrie, Fah;e Three-Banded Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Palmadusta clandestina, 9-24mm, Kwajalein


Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
15018 
AphiaID:
216883 
Scientific:
Palmadusta clandestina 
German:
Versteckte Kauri 
English:
Clandestine Cowrie, Fah;e Three-Banded Cowry 
Category:
Snäckor med skal 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Palmadusta (Genus) > clandestina (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
Aldabra Group, Australia, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean, Zanzibar 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 8 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2,6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-07 16:46:44 

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Palmadusta clandestina (Linnaeus, 1767)

Palmadusta clandestina is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. In a defence mechanism reminiscent of some other acid-producing cowries, this species secretes sulphuric acid when disturbed.

Synonymised names:
Cypraea (Palmadusta) clandestina Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted
Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)

Direct children (6):
Subspecies Palmadusta clandestina clandestina (Linnaeus, 1767)
Subspecies Palmadusta clandestina moniliaris (Lamarck, 1810)
Subspecies Palmadusta clandestina passerina (Melvill, 1888)
Subspecies Palmadusta clandestina candida (Pease, 1865) accepted as Palmadusta clandestina moniliaris (Lamarck, 1810)
Subspecies Palmadusta clandestina extrema Iredale, 1939 accepted as Palmadusta clandestina moniliaris (Lamarck, 1810) (Synonym)
Subspecies Palmadusta clandestina whitleyi Iredale, 1939 accepted as Palmadusta clandestina moniliaris (Lamarck, 1810) (Synonym)

External links

  1. The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba) (en). Abgerufen am 24.07.2022.
  2. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 24.07.2022.

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Palmadusta clandestina, 9-24mm, Kwajalein

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Palmadusta clandestina, 9-24mm, Kwajalein
Palmadusta clandestina, 9-24mm, Kwajalein
Palmadusta clandestina, 9-24mm, Kwajalein
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