Palmadusta clandestina Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea clandestina, Palmadusta (Palmadusta) clandestina

Belongs to Palmadusta according to F. Moretzsohn et al. 2013

See also Linnaeus 1758 and Schilder 1941

Sister taxa: Cypraea (Palmadusta) asellus, Palmadusta (Palmadusta)

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Rabigh (Quaternary of Saudi Arabia)

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