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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Purpura Bruguière, 1789
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Purpura Bruguière, 1789
Purpurella Dall, 1871
Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903
Patellipurpura Dall, 1909
Included taxa
Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Purpura panama (Röding, 1798)
Purpura aperta (Blainville, 1832)
Purpura buccinea Deshayes, 1844
Purpura cuspidata Adams & Reeve, 1850
Purpura marmorata Pease, 1868
Purpura problematica Baker, 1891
Purpura siro Kuroda, 1931
Common Name
The Purples p.144 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
References
Kool, S.P. 1993. p.207-210 Phylogeny
Reeve, L.A. 1846. General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.46 Synonomy
Wilson, B. 1994. p.46 General
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Rapaninae Gray, 1853
Purpura Bruguière, 1789
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11293) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2002-07-16.