Pteropurpura centrifuga
Appearance
Pteropurpura centrifuga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Pteropurpura |
Species: | P. centrifuga
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Binomial name | |
Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Murex centrifuga Hinds, 1844 |
Pteropurpura centrifuga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]This species attains a size of 80 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Dredged at 40 meters depth: Gulf of California, Mexico.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.