Pteropurpura marksi Olsson 1964 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Belongs to Pteropurpura according to E. J. Petuch 1988

See also Vokes 1988

Sister taxa: Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura), Pteropurpura festiva, Pteropurpura trialata, Pteropurpura tricarinata, Purpura (Pteropurpura) petri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Punta Gorda [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Ecuador (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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