Purpurellus gambiensis information

Purpurellus gambiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Purpurellus
Species:	P. gambiensis
Binomial name
	Purpurellus gambiensis; (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
	Murex gambiensis Reeve, 1845; Murex osseus Reeve, L.A., 1845; Pterynotus gambiensis Reeve;

Purpurellus gambiensis, common name : the Gambia Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2011.

[WoRMS-1] Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2011.