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:

0 

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:

• Purpuradusta barbieri
• Purpuradusta fimbriata
• 
  Purpuradusta gracilis
  Grazile Kauri, Zierliche Kauri
• Purpuradusta hammondae
• 
  Purpuradusta microdon
  Mikrozahn Kauri
• Purpuradusta minoridens
• Purpuradusta oryzaeformis
• Purpuradusta serrulifera

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-19 19:19:02 

Last edit:

2026-01-19 19:36:25 

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