Biology:Pteropurpura macroptera
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Pteropurpura macroptera shell (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Species: | P. macroptera
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Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839)
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Pteropurpura macroptera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
Distribution
30-40 m. depth, on muddy bottom: California, West coast of North America.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Tuskes P. & Tuskes A. (2016). Native Pteropurpura of the eastern Pacific (Muricidae). The Festivus. 48(4): 211-220
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3174070 entry
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