Purpura (gastropod)

Updated on Sep 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Rapaninae Rank Genus		Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Phylum Mollusca

Similar Purpura bufo, Thais malayensis, Orania, Dermomurex, Thais bitubercularis

Purpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Purpura include:

Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822

Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Purpura panama (Röding, 1798)

Species brought into synonymy

Purpura hippocastanum Lamarck: synonym of Thais (Thalessa) virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)

Purpura hystrix Linnaeus: synonym of Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Purpura mancinella (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Thais (Mancinella) alouina (Röding, 1798)

Purpura nassoidea Blainville, 1832: synonym of Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)

Purpura nassoides Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)

Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758)

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