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Purpuradusta microdon Micro-tooth Cowry

Purpuradusta microdon is commonly referred to as Micro-tooth Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
18067 
AphiaID:
Scientific:
Purpuradusta microdon 
German:
Mikrozahn Kauri 
English:
Micro-tooth Cowry 
Category:
Kotilot 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Purpuradusta (Genus) > microdon (Species) 
Initial determination:
(J. E. Gray, ), 1828 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Fiji, Gulf of Aden, Indo Pacific, Kenya, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
3 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,7cm - 1,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
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:
2026-01-19 19:36:25 

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Purpuradusta microdon (J. E. Gray, 1828)

Purpuradusta microdon is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Similar to Purpuradusta minoridens and Purpuradusta fimbriata.

Synonymised names
Cypraea microdon J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Purpuradusta microdon chrysalis (Kiener, 1844)
Subspecies Purpuradusta microdon microdon (J. E. Gray, 1828)

External links

  1. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 19.01.2026.

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