Purpura foliata Gmelin 1791 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Belongs to Purpura according to Soper and Grant 1932
Sister taxa: Purpura (Thalessa), Purpura (Tritonalia), Purpura alata, Purpura bufo, Purpura bufo, Purpura depressa, Purpura liguta, Purpura mancinella, Purpura nanna, Purpura saxicola, Purpura singuensis, Purpura topangensis, Purpura turrita, Purpura umbilicata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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