Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Palmadusta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta ziczac is a quite common small shells. The basic color of the shell is light beige or light tan, crossed by three transversal white bands with a zigzag pattern. The base of the shell is yellow or orange-brown with some brown small spots, extended along both sides. The aperture is orange with several short teeth. In the living cowries the mantle is orange-red, with white papillae.
Synonymised names:
Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Palmadusta ziczac f. undata (Lamarck, 1810) (Synonym)
Palmadusta ziczac is a quite common small shells. The basic color of the shell is light beige or light tan, crossed by three transversal white bands with a zigzag pattern. The base of the shell is yellow or orange-brown with some brown small spots, extended along both sides. The aperture is orange with several short teeth. In the living cowries the mantle is orange-red, with white papillae.
Synonymised names:
Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Palmadusta ziczac f. undata (Lamarck, 1810) (Synonym)
