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Palmadusta lentiginosa

species of mollusc

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ6785442 ↗
Source-derived summary

Palmadusta lentiginosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies

Palmadusta lentiginosa buhariensis (Jonklaas & Nicolay, 1977) (taxon inquirendum)

Palmadusta lentiginosa dancalica (Jonklaas & Nicolay, 1977) (taxon inquirendum)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp

External links

Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal

Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Palmadusta lentiginosa” as species of mollusc. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1977, 1986, 1824, 1828—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Palmadusta, lentiginosa and species can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as species of mollusc. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6785442. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1977, 1986, 1824 and 1828.

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A general summary may omit uncertainty, sample limits or methodological disagreement that is explicit in the technical record. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Palmadusta lentiginosa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.