Biology:Purpura bufo

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Purpura bufo
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Purpura bufo
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P. bufo
Binomial name
Purpura bufo
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura bufonides Valenciennes, 1846
  • Purpura callosa Lamarck, 1822
  • Purpura timida Schubert & Wagner, 1829

Purpura bufo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

Distribution

Purpura bufo is a tropical species found in the Indian Ocean along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and Madagascar .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q7261511 entry