†Purpura turrita Martin 1879 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164
Belongs to Purpura according to K. Martin 1879
Sister taxa: Purpura (Thalessa), Purpura (Tritonalia), Purpura alata, Purpura bufo, Purpura bufo, Purpura depressa, Purpura foliata, Purpura liguta, Purpura mancinella, Purpura nanna, Purpura saxicola, Purpura singuensis, Purpura topangensis, Purpura umbilicata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality K (Miocene of Indonesia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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