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Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda:
Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459.
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Adusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823) accepted as Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823) (basis of record)
Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865) (additional source)
Contradusta Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cryptocypraea Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (additional source)
Monetaria Troschel, 1863 (basis of record)
Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888) (basis of record)
Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Nesiocypraea hirasei (Roberts, 1913) accepted as Austrasiatica hirasei (Roberts, 1913) (basis of record)
Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Palmulacypraea Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Propustularia Schilder, 1927 (basis of record)
Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811) (additional source)
Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865) (additional source)
Contradusta Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cryptocypraea Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (additional source)
Monetaria Troschel, 1863 (basis of record)
Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888) (basis of record)
Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Nesiocypraea hirasei (Roberts, 1913) accepted as Austrasiatica hirasei (Roberts, 1913) (basis of record)
Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Palmulacypraea Meyer, 2003 (original description)
Propustularia Schilder, 1927 (basis of record)
Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811) (additional source)
Classification
Meyer (2003) classified this species as Adusta pulchella; in Meyer (2004) he reported new molecular data that ... [details]
Taxonomy
Meyer's Cowrie Genomic Database and Meyer (2003) list this taxon as valid, based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing. [details]
Taxonomy
This taxon has been supported by molecular characters. However, it shares a more recent ancestry with Blasicrura ... [details]
Type species
Contradusta walkeri (Sowerby I, 1832) is the type species of the genus Contradusta Meyer, 2003. [details]