Purpurellus gambiensis
| Purpurellus gambiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Purpurellus |
| Species: | P. gambiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Purpurellus gambiensis, common name : the Gambia Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal, Guinea and Angola.
References
- 1 2 Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2011.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandà o, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 142
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