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Purpuraturris nadensis

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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[1]

Turris nadaensis M. Azuma, 1973

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

Description

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

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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