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Purpuraturris nadensis

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Species of gastropod

Purpuraturris nadensis
Shell of Purpuraturris nadaensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Purpuraturris
Species: P. nadaensis
Binomial name
Purpuraturris nadaensis
(Azuma, 1973)
Synonyms

Turris nadaensis M. Azuma, 1973

Purpuraturris nadaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 57 mm and 87 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2022)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Purpuraturris nadensis (M. Azuma, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609296 on 2022-11-18}
  • Azuma, M. (1973). Three new gastropods from off the Kii Peninsula and Tosa Bay with a record of a rare cardioid bivalve. Venus 32(2):33–38. 8: figs.

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Taxon identifiers
Turris nadaensis


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