Purpura bufo
Appearance
Purpura bufo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Purpura |
Species: | P. bufo
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Binomial name | |
Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Purpura bufo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]Fully adult shells can attain 60+ mm. in size.
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Distribution
[edit]Purpura bufo is a tropical species found in the Indian Ocean along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.