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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 155068 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Palmadusta humphreyii   (Gray, 1825)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 155 Cypraeidae (cowries) - show full list Common Name: [a cowrie] Organism Type: a cowrie Synonyms: Cypraea humphreysii Palmadusta humphreysii Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 155924     Palmadusta spp.

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Taxon Notes:	The specific epitaph "humphreysii" has been widely used for this species, but this is an incorrect original spelling which was corrected by Gray in an errata page in the original publication volume, and is therefore a valid correction under the ICZN.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579205 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Wilson, B., 1993, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.