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Palmadusta lutea Yellow Cowrie

Palmadusta lutea is commonly referred to as Yellow Cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Lutea cowry - Palmadusta lutea, small cowry with mantle partially extended,12mm,Bali 2019


Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
14148 
AphiaID:
579206 
Scientific:
Palmadusta lutea 
German:
Gelbe Kauri 
English:
Yellow Cowrie 
Category:
Моллюски 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Palmadusta (Genus) > lutea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bali, Cebu ((Philippines), Central Pazific, China, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, Philippines, South-Pazific, Sulu Sea  
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0" - 0.79" (0,9cm - 2,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Invertebrates, omnivore 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-10-01 19:51:24 

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Palmadusta lutea (Gmelin, 1791)

Palmadusta is a genus of sea snails,in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The Yellow Cowry is algivore and a sessile prey feeder.

"lutea" means "yellow".

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  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2021.

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