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Species of gastropod
Ransoniella punctata ,
common name the brown-spotted cowry , is a
species of
sea snail , a
cowry , a marine
gastropod
mollusk in the
family
Cypraeidae , the cowries.
[1]
The shell size varies between 7.5 mm and 20 mm. The dorsum surface is usually light white or yellowish, with small brown spots.
This species occurs in the
Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off
Chagos ,
Kenya ,
Madagascar , the
Mascarene Basin,
Mauritius ,
Mozambique ,
Réunion , the
Seychelles ,
Somalia and
Tanzania and off
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia) and Vanuatu.
[2]
Cypraea atomaria
Gmelin , 1791 (original combination)
Cypraea punctata
Linnaeus , 1771
Cypraea punctata punctata
Linnaeus , 1771
Evenaria carula
Iredale , 1939 (original combination)
Notadusta punctata (
Linnaeus , 1771)
Notadusta punctata punctata (
Linnaeus , 1771) · accepted, alternate representation
Palmadusta punctata (
Linnaeus , 1771)
Palmadusta punctata atomaria (
Gmelin , 1791)
Palmadusta punctata iredalei (Schilder &
Schilder , 1938) (Synonym)
Ransoniella atomaria (
Gmelin , 1791)
Ransoniella bulbosa Dolin, 2007
[3]
Ransoniella carula (
Iredale , 1939)
Ransoniella erminea Dolin, 2007
[4]
Ransoniella fusula Dolin, 2007
[5]
Ransoniella glandina Dolin, 2007
[6]
Ransoniella iredalei (Schilder &
Schilder , 1938)
Ransoniella labiosa Dolin, 2007
[7]
Ransoniella meyeri Dolin, 2007
[8]
Ransoniella oryza Dolin, 2007
[9]
Ransoniella persticta (
Iredale , 1939)
Ransoniella punctata (
Linnaeus , 1771)
Ransoniella radiosa Dolin, 2007
[10]
Ransoniella serrata Dolin, 2007
[11]
Ransoniella uvula Dolin, 2007
[12]
Ransoniella vulgata Dolin, 2007
[13]
Ransoniella zyzypha Dolin, 2007
[14]
^ Bouchet, P.; Moretzsohn, F.; Rosenberg, G. (2017). Ransoniella punctata (Linnaeus, 1771). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529722 on 2018-01-01
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"Deatils of South East Queensland Shells" . www.seqshells.com . Retrieved 30 May 2024 .
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Ransoniella bulbosa Dolin , 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella erminea Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella fusula Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella glandina Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella labiosa Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella meyeri Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella oryza Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella radiosa Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella serrata Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella uvula Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella vulgata Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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Ransoniella zyzypha Dolin, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
WoRMS
Encyclopedia of Life
Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum . Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Holmiae Pts 1 & 2 588 pp..
Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel.
ISBN
2-603-00654-1 . 159 pp
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods . Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries . Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1–584.
Meyer, C.P. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 79: 401–459
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications . Malacologia 46(1): 127–156
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