Pteropurpura centrifuga

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Pteropurpura centrifuga
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P. centrifuga
Binomial name
Pteropurpura centrifuga
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms [1]

Murex centrifugaHinds, 1844
Murex speciosusA. Adams, 1855
Pterynotus swansoniHertlein & Strong, 1951

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

Description

This species attains a size of 80 mm.

Distribution

Dredged at 40 meters depth: Gulf of California, Mexico.

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