Pteropurpura centrifuga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Pteropurpura centrifuga | |
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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: | Pteropurpura |
| Species: | P. centrifuga
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex centrifuga Hinds, 1844 | |
Description
editThis species attains a size of 80 mm.
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Distribution
editDredged at 40 meters depth: Gulf of California, Mexico.
References
edit- ^ a b Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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