Purpura (gastropod)
Purpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Purpura | |
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| Purpura bufo and 2 shells of Purpura persica (Lovell Augustus Reeve, 1843. Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Purpura Bruguière, 1789 |
| Type species | |
| Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Purpura Martini, 1777 | |
Not to be confused with Purpura Jousseaume, 1880, a synonym of Bolinus Pusch, 1837 [2]
Description
The genus Purpura is characterised by having large shells with large apertures, a concave columella and no external calcitic layer. The rachidian teeth have prominent marginal denticles.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Purpura include:
- Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822[4]
- Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758)[5]
- Purpura panama (Röding, 1798)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Purpura hippocastanum Lamarck:[6] synonym of Thais (Thalessa) virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Purpura hystrix Linnaeus:[7] synonym of Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758):[8] synonym of Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Purpura mancinella (Linnaeus, 1758):[9] synonym of Thais (Mancinella) alouina (Röding, 1798)
- Purpura nassoidea Blainville, 1832: synonym of Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
- Purpura nassoides Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
- Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822:[10] synonym of Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- Purpura Bruguière, 1789. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Purpura Jousseaume, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396916 on 2022-03-07
- Tan, K. S. (March 2000). "Species checklist of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the South China Sea" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 48 (8): 495–512.
- Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Purpura hippocastanum Lamarck. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Purpura hystrix Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Purpura mancinella (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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