Taxonomy > Muricidae > Purpurellus
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Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833)
- Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 526
- Radwin & D'Attilio (1976) Murex shells of the world. An illustrated guide to the Muricidae. - p. 102
- Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 218
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Statistics
| Frequency | rare
- 6 localities (3.05 %) |
| Sediment | 56 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) |
Size and comments
The literature indicates a length of 70mm; beach finds remain below 60mm. Beach finds are generally worn out. In places sold (as the illustrated specimen).
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