Oppomorus purpureocinctus

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Oppomorus purpureocinctus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Oppomorus
Species:
O. purpureocinctus
Binomial name
Oppomorus purpureocinctus
(Preston, 1909)
Synonyms [1]
  • Engina purpureocinctaPreston, 1909
  • Gorgina purpureocinctaPreston, 1909 (original combination)
  • Morula (Morula) purpureocincta(Preston, 1909)

Oppomorus purpureocinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716643 on 2019-01-06