Purpuraturris cryptorraphe

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Purpuraturris cryptorraphe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Purpuraturris
Species:
P. cryptorrhaphe
Binomial name
Purpuraturris cryptorrhaphe
(Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex bicarinatusW. Wood, 1828 ·
  • Pleurotoma 'Hemipleurotoma) cryptorrhapheSowerby I, 1825
  • Pleurotoma woodiiKiener, 1839
  • Turris cryptorrhaphe(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) superseded combination
  • Turris (Polystira) cryptorrhaphe(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) (subgeneric combination)
  • Turris woodiiL.C. Kiener, 1840

Purpuraturris cryptorrhaphe is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell 70 mm, its maximum diameter 18 mm.

The shell has a yellowish brown to chestnut-color. It contains two strong sharp keels, and smaller revolving lines. The aperture is frequently tinged with purple. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia and Philippines to Papua New Guinea and east to Marshall Islands and Fiji; Queensland, Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Purpuraturris cryptorraphe (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609232 on 2022-11-16
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .