Palmadusta Schilder 1939 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Palmadusta)
Parent taxon: Bistolidinae according to J. L. Soriano 2006
See also Meyer 2003, Okutaini 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cypraea (Palmadusta) asellus Palmadusta (Palmadusta) Palmadusta clandestina
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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