WoRMS name details
Adusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)
709398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:709398)
unaccepted
Species
Adusta Jousseaume, 1884 accepted as Erronea Troschel, 1863
marine
(of Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823) Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 376 [details]
page(s): 376 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Adusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=709398 on 2026-04-22
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(of Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823) Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 376 [details]
basis of record Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 79: 401-459., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00197.x
page(s): 432 [details]
page(s): 376 [details]
basis of record Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 79: 401-459., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00197.x
page(s): 432 [details]
