Purpura bufo Lamarck 1822 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Belongs to Purpura according to K. Martin 1879

Sister taxa: Purpura (Thalessa), Purpura (Tritonalia), Purpura alata, Purpura bufo, Purpura depressa, Purpura foliata, Purpura liguta, Purpura mancinella, Purpura nanna, Purpura saxicola, Purpura singuensis, Purpura topangensis, Purpura turrita, Purpura umbilicata

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Purpura bufo in the database

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