Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909) is a animal in the Muricidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)

Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)

Oppomorus purpureocinctus is a muricid marine gastropod sea snail found off the coast of Sri Lanka.

Family
Genus
Oppomorus
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)

Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909) is a species of sea snail. It is classified as a marine gastropod mollusk, and belongs to the family Muricidae, which is the group of murex snails, also called rock snails. This marine species is found off the coast of Sri Lanka.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae Oppomorus

More from Muricidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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