Purpurellus macleani

Purpurellus macleani
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. macleani
Binomial name
Purpurellus macleani
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus macleani Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969

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

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Purpurellus macleani (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406256 on 24 April 2010.