Purpura bufo
Purpura bufo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Purpura bufo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Purpura |
| Species: | P. bufo |
| Binomial name | |
| Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822 | |
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Description
Fully adult shells can attain 60+ mm. in size.
Distribution
Purpura bufo is a tropical species found in the Indian Ocean along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and Madagascar.
References
- Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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