Plicopurpura

Plicopurpura
Plicopurpura patula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903
Synonyms[1]
Microtoma Swainson, 1840 Patellipurpura Dall, 1909 Purpurella Dall, 1872

Plicopurpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Plicopurpura include:

• Plicopurpura columellaris (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
• Plicopurpura eudeli (Sowerby, 1903)[3]
• Plicopurpura pansa (Gould, 1853)[4]
• Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758)[5]

References

1. Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
2. Plicopurpura columellaris (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
3. Plicopurpura eudeli (Sowerby, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
4. Plicopurpura pansa (Gould, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
5. Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.