Pteropurpura centrifuga

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

Pteropurpura centrifuga
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P. centrifuga
Binomial name
Pteropurpura centrifuga
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Murex centrifuga Hinds, 1844
Murex speciosus A. Adams, 1855
Pterynotus swansoni Hertlein & Strong, 1951

Description

This species attains a size of 80 mm.

Distribution

Dredged at 40 meters depth: Gulf of California, Mexico.

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