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Purpuradusta gracilis hilda
(Iredale, 1939)
AphiaID
1606804
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1606804)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Cypraeoidea
Cypraeidae
Erroneinae
Erroneini
Purpuradusta
Purpuradusta gracilis
Purpuradusta gracilis hilda
Status
accepted
Rank
Subspecies
Parent
Purpuradusta gracilis
(Gaskoin, 1849)
Original name
Cupinota macula hilda
Iredale, 1939
Synonymised names
Cupinota macula hilda
Iredale, 1939
· unaccepted >
superseded combination
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Cupinota macula hilda
Iredale, 1939
)
Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(3): 297-323, 3 pl.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926931#page/359/mode/1up
page(s): 311, pl. 18
[details]
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Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Purpuradusta gracilis hilda
(Iredale, 1939). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606804 on 2026-08-12
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Purpuradusta gracilis hilda
(Iredale, 1939). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606804 on 2026-08-12
Taxonomic edit history
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2022-10-20 19:11:58Z
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Marshall, Bruce
2023-05-12 10:56:44Z
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Herbert, David
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Sources (2)
Attributes (4)
Links (1)
original description
(of
Cupinota macula hilda
Iredale, 1939
)
Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(3): 297-323, 3 pl.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926931#page/359/mode/1up
page(s): 311, pl. 18
[details]
Available for editors
basis of record
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 581
[details]
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(from synonym
Cupinota macula hilda
Iredale, 1939
)