Purpurellus gambiensis

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]

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

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
  1. Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2011.
  • 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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