Purpurellus

Purpurellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Purpurellus
Jousseaume, 1880

Purpurellus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Purpurellus include:

References

  1. ^ Purpurellus Jousseaume, 1880.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225362 on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225365 on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ 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 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406257 on 25 April 2010.