Purpurellus

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Purpurellus
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Purpurellus pinniger
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Purpurellus

Jousseaume, 1880

Purpurellus 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 Purpurellus include:

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