Poropteron graagae
(Redirected from Pteropurpura graagae)
| Poropteron graagae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Poropteron |
| Species: | P. graagae
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| Binomial name | |
| Poropteron graagae (Coen, 1943)
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Poropteron graagae, common name the stag shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species lives under rocks, 5–10 m. depth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Poropteron graagae (Coen, 1943). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992993 on 2022-02-25
External links
[edit]- Kilburn R.N. (1970). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, I. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums. 8(4): 39-48.
- Sowerby, G. B. I; Sowerby, G. B. II. (1832-1841). The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London, privately published.
- Barco, A.; Herbert, G.; Houart, R.; Fassio, G. & Oliverio, M. (2017). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta. 46 (3): 322-335
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