''Pteropurpura'' is a genus of

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mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Pteropurpura'' include: * ''

Pteropurpura benderskyi ''Pteropurpura benderskyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...

'' Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 * ''

Pteropurpura bequaerti ''Pteropurpura bequaerti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...

'' Clench & Farfante, 1945 * '' Pteropurpura centrifuga'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Pteropurpura dearmata ''Pteropurpura dearmata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (Odhner, 1922) * '' Pteropurpura deroyana'' Berry, 1968 * ''

Pteropurpura erinaceoides ''Pteropurpura erinaceoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly kno ...

'' (Valenciennes, 1832) * '' Pteropurpura esycha'' (Dall, 1925) * '' Pteropurpura fairiana'' (Houart, 1979) * ''

Pteropurpura festiva ''Pteropurpura festiva'', common name, commonly known as the festive murex, is a species of predation, predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. Native to the Eastern Pacific, these ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Pteropurpura macroptera ''Pteropurpura macroptera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...

'' (Deshayes, 1839) * ''

Pteropurpura modesta ''Pteropurpura modesta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...

'' (Fulton, 1936) * ''

Pteropurpura plorator ''Pteropurpura plorator'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (Adams & Reeve, 1845) * ''

Pteropurpura sanctaehelenae ''Pteropurpura sanctaehelenae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly k ...

'' (E.A. Smith, 1891) * ''

Pteropurpura stimpsoni ''Pteropurpura stimpsoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...

'' (A. Adams, 1863) * ''

Pteropurpura trialata ''Pteropurpura trialata'', the three-winged murex, is a medium-sized species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Description T ...

'' (Sowerby, 1834) * ''

Pteropurpura vokesae ''Pteropurpura vokesae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...

'' Emerson, 1964 ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pteropurpura adunca'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834): synonym of ''Pteropurpura falcata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834): synonym of ''

Ocinebrellus falcatus ''Ocinebrellus falcatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) * ''Pteropurpura capensis'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841): synonym of ''Pteropurpura uncinaria'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''

Poropteron uncinarius ''Poropteron uncinarius'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Pteropurpura debruini'' Lorenz, 1989: synonym of ''

Poropteron debruini ''Poropteron debruini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...

'' (Lorenz, 1989) * ''Pteropurpura expansa'' (Sowerby, 1860): synonym of ''Pteropurpura plorator'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1845) * ''Pteropurpura falcata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834): synonym of ''

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) * ''Pteropurpura graagae'' (Coen, 1943): synonym of ''

Poropteron graagae ''Poropteron graagae'', common name the stag shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod ...

'' (Coen, 1943) * ''Pteropurpura incurvispina'' Kilburn, 1970: synonym of ''

'' (Coen, 1943) * ''Pteropurpura inornata'' (Récluz, 1851): synonym of ''

Ocenebra inornata ''Ocenebra inornata'' common names the "Asian drill", the "Asian oyster drill", the "Japanese oyster drill" and the "Japanese oyster borer", is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the mur ...

'' (Récluz, 1851) * ''Pteropurpura joostei'' Lorenz, 1990: synonym of ''

Poropteron quinquelobatus ''Poropteron quinquelobatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly kno ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879) * † ''Pteropurpura laetifica'' (Finlay, 1930): synonym of † ''

Timbellus laetificus ''Timbellus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails ...

'' (Finlay, 1930) * ''Pteropurpura leeana'' (Dall, 1890): synonym of ''

Calcitrapessa leeana ''Calcitrapessa leeana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Calcitrapessa leeana (Dall, 1890). Accessed throug ...

'' (Dall, 1890) * ''Pteropurpura multicornis'' Houart, 1991: synonym of '' Poropteron multicornis'' (Houart, 1991) (original combination) * ''Pteropurpura quinquelobata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879): synonym of ''

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879) * ''Pteropurpura transkeiana'' Houart, 1991: synonym of '' Poropteron transkeianus'' (Houart, 1991) (original combination) * ''Pteropurpura uncinaria'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * Subgenus ''Pteropurpura (Ceratostoma)'': synonym of ''

Ceratostoma ''Ceratostoma'', common name the "hornmouth" snails, is a genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846 ...

'' Herrmannsen, 1846 * ''Pteropurpura (Ceratostoma) vespertilio'' Kuroda in Kira, 1959: synonym of '' Timbellus vespertilio'' (Kuroda in Kira, 1959)

References

External links

Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338

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
Muricidae {{Muricidae-stub