Purpura saxicola Valenciennes 1846 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Belongs to Purpura according to R. Arnold 1903

See also Cooper 1888

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

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

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