Purpurellus gambiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Purpurellus
Species:
P. gambiensis
Binomial name
Purpurellus gambiensis
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex gambiensis Reeve, 1845
  • Murex osseus Reeve, L.A., 1845
  • Pterynotus gambiensis Reeve

Purpurellus gambiensis, common name : the Gambia Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal, Guinea and Angola.

References

  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 142
  • "Pterynotus (Purpurellus) gambiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 April 2011.


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