Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
Length: 11.5mm, Width: 6.2mm, Height: 4.8mm. Scuba, 15 ft, under rubble within surge channel. Agana Bay, Guam. Collected by Bob Abela on 29 June 2005.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Habitat: Intertidal to at least 100 ft. Under rubble or within crevices by day, comes out at night.
Availability: Common.
Size: Guam specimens are typically between 10-13mm.
Comments: Compares very closely with Purpuradusta microdon, also with Purpuradusta gracilis.
References:
Abbott, R. Tucker & S. Peter Dance. Compendium of Seashells. p. 92.
Burgess, C. M. 1985. Cowries of the World. p. 131, 132.
Cate, Crawford N. 1969. The Cowry Species Living at Guam. The Veliger 12(1):127-128. pl. 24, fig. 50.
Cernohorsky, Walter O. 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific. Revised ed. p. 95. pl. 17, fig. 94.
Hinton, Alan. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. p. 30. pl 15, fig 16.
Kay, E. Alison. 1979. Hawaiian Marine Shells. p. 192. fig 66 A, B, C; fig 67 E, F.
Kira, Tetsuaki. 1965. Shells of the Western Pacific in Color, Vol 1. p. 47, pl. 20, fig. 2.
Lorenz, Felix. 2002. Ch. 10: Validating a subspecies of Purpuradusta fimbriata. New Worldwide Cowries. p. 82-84.
Lorenz, Felix & Alex Hubert. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. 2nd ed. p. 143-145, pl. 54a; pl. 56, fig. 1-25.
Springsteen, F. J. & F. M.Leobrera. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. p. 88. pl. 23 fig. 4.
Walls, Jerry. G. 1979. Cowries. Revised ed. p. 241.
Wilson, Barry. 1993. Australian Marine Shells, Part One. p. 188, pl. 33, fig. 7.
Links:
- Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods: P. f. unifasciata (Pacific), P. f. fimbriata (Indian Ocean)
- OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database