Purpuradusta Schilder 1939 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Purpuradusta)
Parent taxon: Erroneinae according to C. P. Meyer 2003
See also Okutaini 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bistolidini, Contradusta, Eclogavena, Erronea, Erroneini, Melicerona, Notopulonia, Palmulacypraea
Subtaxa: Cypraea (Purpuradusta) fimbriata Purpuradusta gracilis Purpuradusta microdon
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Japan (3), the Seychelles (1), United States (1: Hawaii), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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