Purpurellus
Genus of gastropods
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Purpurellus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Purpurellus | |
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| Purpurellus pinniger | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Purpurellus Jousseaume, 1880 |
Species
Species within the genus Purpurellus include:
- Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845)[2]
- Purpurellus macleani (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)[3]
- Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833)[4]
