Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spellings: Murex (Pteropurpura), Purpura (Pteropurpura)
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Dey 1961, Gardner 1947, Harris and Palmer 1947, Mansfield 1937, Olsson and Harbison 1953 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) Pteropurpura festiva Pteropurpura marksi Pteropurpura trialata Pteropurpura tricarinata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections), South Africa (1), United States (12: California)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (5)
• Miocene of United States (4: California, Florida)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of France (1), Nigeria (1)
Total: 29 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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