Biology:Plicopurpura

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Plicopurpura
Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758) 2013 000.JPG
Plicopurpura patula
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Plicopurpura
Cossmann, 1903
Synonyms[1]
  • Microtoma Swainson, 1840
  • Patellipurpura Dall, 1909
  • Purpurella Dall, 1872

Plicopurpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Plicopurpura include:

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7204967 entry