Purpura bufo

Purpura bufo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Purpura bufo
Purpura bufo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Purpura
Species:
P. bufo
Binomial name
Purpura bufo
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura bufonides Valenciennes, 1846
  • Purpura callosa Lamarck, 1822
  • Purpura timida Schubert & Wagner, 1829

Description

Distribution

Purpura bufo is a tropical species found in the Indian Ocean along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and Madagascar.

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References
  1. Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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