Pteropurpura macroptera
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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[edit]
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Distribution[edit]
30-40 m. depth, on muddy bottom: California, West coast of North America.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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[edit]
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