Contradusta Explained

Contradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Species

Species within the genus Contradusta include:

• Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868)
• Contradusta lapillus Poppe, Tagaro & Groh, 2013
• Contradusta walkeri (Sowerby I, 1832)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Contradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
• Contradusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823): synonym of Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)

References

• Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459.