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Heteropurpura

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Heteropurpura
Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent
Fossil shell of Heteropurpura polymorpha from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Heteropurpura

Species:
H. polymorpha
Binomial name
Heteropurpura polymorpha
Brocchi 1814
Synonyms
  • Murex polymorphus

Heteropurpura is an extinct genus of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.

Fossil records

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The fossil record of this species dates back to the Pliocene (age range: 3.6 to 2.588 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Italy and Spain.[1]

Description

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Shells of Heteropurpura species can reach a size of about 35 millimetres (1.4 in).[2]

Species

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  • Heteropurpura polymorpha Brocchi 1814

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