| Pteropurpura vokesae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Pteropurpura |
| Species: | P. vokesae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropurpura vokesae Emerson, 1964 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Murex rhyssusDall, 1919 | |
Pteropurpura vokesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
This frilly, operculated, yellow-brown species attains 50 mm. in size.
Eastern Pacific Ocean: West coast of North America, off California.