Oppomorus purpureocinctus
Oppomorus purpureocinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Oppomorus purpureocinctus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ergalataxinae |
| Genus: | Oppomorus |
| Species: | O. purpureocinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716643 on 2019-01-06
External links
- Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. Records of the Indian Museum. 3 (2): 133-140; 3 (3): pl. 22. Calcutta.
- Claremont, M.; Houart, R.; Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 79 (1): 19-29
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