WoRMS taxon details
Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
223988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:223988)
accepted
Subspecies
Adusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Adusta asellus latefasciata F. A. Schilder, 1930 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea asellus var. vespacea Melvill, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palmadusta asellus var. fusca Coen, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223988 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Adusta asellus latefasciata F. A. Schilder, 1930) Schilder, F. A. (1930). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). III. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 92 (3-4): 67-78.
page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Cypraea asellus var. vespacea Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]
original description (of Palmadusta asellus var. fusca Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 17 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Bergonzoni M. (2015). A new <i>Palmadusta asellus</i> from Madagascar. <em>Beautifulcowries Magazine.</em> 7: 4-14. [details]
[request]original description (of Adusta asellus latefasciata F. A. Schilder, 1930) Schilder, F. A. (1930). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). III. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 92 (3-4): 67-78.
page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Cypraea asellus var. vespacea Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]
original description (of Palmadusta asellus var. fusca Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 17 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bergonzoni M. (2015). A new <i>Palmadusta asellus</i> from Madagascar. <em>Beautifulcowries Magazine.</em> 7: 4-14. [details]
Other
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 453 [details]
page(s): 453 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | three-banded cowry | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus FREAK)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus GIANT)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus LARGE)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus OVERGLAZE)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus YOUNG)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus vespacea) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palmadusta asellus asellus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palmadusta asellus vespacea) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus FREAK)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus GIANT)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus LARGE)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus OVERGLAZE)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus YOUNG)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus asellus)
To Conchology (Palmadusta asellus vespacea) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palmadusta asellus asellus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Palmadusta asellus vespacea) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905))
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