Purpurellus

Purpurellus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Purpurellus
Purpurellus pinniger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Purpurellus

Jousseaume, 1880

Species

Species within the genus Purpurellus include:

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References
  1. Purpurellus Jousseaume, 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. Purpurellus macleani (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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