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{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| name = ''Palmadusta punctata''
| name = Brown-spotted cowry
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| image = Notadusta punctata 01.JPG
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| image_caption = Shell of ''Ransoniella punctata''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| taxon = Ransoniella punctata
| phylum = [[Mollusca]]
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)
| classis = [[Gastropoda]]
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| synonyms = See list
| unranked_familia = clade [[Caenogastropoda]]<br />clade [[Littorinimorpha]]
| superfamilia = [[Cypraeoidea]]
| familia = [[Cypraeidae]]
| subfamilia =
| genus = ''[[Palmadusta]]''
| subgenus =
| species = '''''P. punctata'''''
| binomial = ''Palmadusta punctata''
| binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1771)
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'''''Palmadusta punctata''''', [[common name]] the '''brown-spotted cowry''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|216881|''Palmadusta punctata'' (Linnaeus, 1771)|||WoRMS (2009). Palmadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771). Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216881</nowiki> on 5 June 2010}}</ref>
'''''Ransoniella punctata''''', [[common name]] the '''brown-spotted cowry''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">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</ref>

==Subspecies==
*''Ransoniella punctata punctata'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)</small>
*''Ransoniella punctata berinii'' <small>([[Philippe Dautzenberg|Dautzenberg]], 1906)</small>
*''Ransoniella punctata trizonata'' <small>([[George Brettingham Sowerby III|Sowerby III]], 1870)</small>


==Description==
==Description==
The shell size varies between 7.5&nbsp;mm and 20&nbsp;mm. The dorsum surface is usually light white or yellowish, with small brown spots.
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==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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).
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==Synonyms==
*''Cypraea atomaria'' <small>[[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], 1791</small> (original combination)
*''Cypraea punctata'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771</small>
*''Cypraea punctata punctata'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771</small>
*''Evenaria carula'' <small>[[Tom Iredale|Iredale]], 1939</small> (original combination)
*''Notadusta punctata'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)</small>
*''Notadusta punctata punctata'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)</small> · accepted, alternate representation
*''Palmadusta punctata'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)</small>
*''Palmadusta punctata atomaria'' <small>([[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], 1791)</small>
*''Palmadusta punctata iredalei'' <small>(Schilder & [[Franz Alfred Schilder|Schilder]], 1938)</small> (Synonym)
*''Ransoniella atomaria'' <small>([[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], 1791)</small>
*''Ransoniella bulbosa'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457182|''Ransoniella bulbosa'' Dolin , 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella carula'' <small>([[Tom Iredale|Iredale]], 1939)</small>
*''Ransoniella erminea'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457192|''Ransoniella erminea'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella fusula'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457193|''Ransoniella fusula'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella glandina'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457194|''Ransoniella glandina'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella iredalei'' <small>(Schilder & [[Franz Alfred Schilder|Schilder]], 1938)</small>
*''Ransoniella labiosa'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457195|''Ransoniella labiosa'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella meyeri'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457196|''Ransoniella meyeri'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella oryza'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457197|''Ransoniella oryza'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella persticta'' <small>([[Tom Iredale|Iredale]], 1939)</small>
*''Ransoniella punctata'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)</small>
*''Ransoniella radiosa'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457198|''Ransoniella radiosa'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella serrata'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457199|''Ransoniella serrata'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella uvula'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457200|''Ransoniella uvula'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella vulgata'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457201|''Ransoniella vulgata'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>
*''Ransoniella zyzypha'' <small>Dolin, 2007</small><ref>{{WRMS species|457202|''Ransoniella zyzypha'' Dolin, 2007||5 June 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597625 WoRMS]
* [http://eol.org/pages/4854084/hierarchy_entries/4855557/overview 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.&nbsp;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


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=4540|title=''Notadusta punctata berinii''|access-date=17 January 2019}}
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* {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=4541|title=''Notadusta punctata trizonata''|access-date=17 January 2019}}
* [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/punctata.htm Meyer, C. 2005. Notadusta punctata punctata Linnaeus, 1771. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005.]
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 3 April 2022

Brown-spotted cowry
Shell of Ransoniella punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Ransoniella
Species:
R. punctata
Binomial name
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms

See list

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]

Subspecies[edit]

Description[edit]

The shell size varies between 7.5 mm and 20 mm. The dorsum surface is usually light white or yellowish, with small brown spots.

Distribution[edit]

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).

Synonyms[edit]

  • 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[2]
  • Ransoniella carula (Iredale, 1939)
  • Ransoniella erminea Dolin, 2007[3]
  • Ransoniella fusula Dolin, 2007[4]
  • Ransoniella glandina Dolin, 2007[5]
  • Ransoniella iredalei (Schilder & Schilder, 1938)
  • Ransoniella labiosa Dolin, 2007[6]
  • Ransoniella meyeri Dolin, 2007[7]
  • Ransoniella oryza Dolin, 2007[8]
  • Ransoniella persticta (Iredale, 1939)
  • Ransoniella punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Ransoniella radiosa Dolin, 2007[9]
  • Ransoniella serrata Dolin, 2007[10]
  • Ransoniella uvula Dolin, 2007[11]
  • Ransoniella vulgata Dolin, 2007[12]
  • Ransoniella zyzypha Dolin, 2007[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Ransoniella bulbosa Dolin , 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ Ransoniella erminea Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ Ransoniella fusula Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  5. ^ Ransoniella glandina Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ Ransoniella labiosa Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. ^ Ransoniella meyeri Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  8. ^ Ransoniella oryza Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  9. ^ Ransoniella radiosa Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  10. ^ Ransoniella serrata Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  11. ^ Ransoniella uvula Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  12. ^ Ransoniella vulgata Dolin, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  13. ^ 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

External links[edit]

Media related to Ransoniella punctata at Wikimedia Commons

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