Purpura alata Röding 1798 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Belongs to Purpura according to Röding 1798

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

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

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