Adusta pulchella Swainson 1823 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea pulchella, Erronea (Adusta) pulchella

Belongs to Adusta according to J. L. Soriano 2006

See also Schilder 1941

Sister taxa: Adusta adusta, Adusta pisiformis, Erronea (Adusta) cowiei, Erronea (Adusta) ijzermani, Erronea (Adusta) jungens, Erronea (Adusta) onyx, Erronea (Adusta) posewitzi, Erronea (Adusta) proxima, Erronea (Adusta) rembangensis, Erronea (Adusta) semicostata, Erronea (Adusta) sondeiana

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at USGS 25715, Kere River, Santo Island (Quaternary of Vanuatu)

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