Pteropurpura centrifuga
Species of gastropod
Pteropurpura centrifuga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Pteropurpura |
Species: | P. centrifuga |
Binomial name | |
Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Murex centrifuga Hinds, 1844 |
Pteropurpura centrifuga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
This species attains a size of 80 mm.
Distribution
Dredged at 40 meters depth: Gulf of California, Mexico.
References
- ^ a b Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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