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Personopsis purpurata

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Personopsis purpurata
Shell of Personopsis purpurata( holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Personidae
Genus: Personopsis
Species:
P. purpurata
Binomial name
Personopsis purpurata
Beu, 1998[1]

Personopsis purpurata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Personidae.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm. It has a broad, biconic shape with a moderately tall spire, a wide last whorl, a somewhat contracted base, and a short anterior canal. The shell is mostly translucent white, with prominent brownish-purple coloration at the anterior siphonal canal and a less noticeable area in the mid-columellar excavation. The outer layer (periostracum) is thin, pale yellow or olive, and covered with long, thick bristles over the ridges and shorter, thinner bristles in the spaces between. [3]


Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Beu (1998). Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 178 : 1-255. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ Personopsis purpurata Beu, 1998. WoRMS (2010). Personopsis purpurata Beu, 1998. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456843 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. ^ Jang, Delsing (20 June 1998). "Personopsis purpurata A.G. Beu, 1998". BioLib.