Purpura bufo Lamarck 1822 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Mancinella bufo
Belongs to Purpura according to K. Martin 1879
Sister taxa: Purpura (Purpura), Purpura (Thalessa), Purpura (Tritonalia), Purpura alata, Purpura bufo, Purpura depressa, Purpura foliata, Purpura liguta, Purpura mancinella, Purpura saxicola, Purpura singuensis, Purpura topangensis, Purpura turrita, Purpura umbilicata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS 25715, Kere River, Santo Island (Quaternary of Vanuatu)
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