Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) is a animal in the Cypraeidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)

Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)

Purpuradusta gracilis is a species with 14.9 mm maximum shell length, distributed in European waters and the Indian Ocean.

Family
Genus
Purpuradusta
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)

This species is formally classified under the scientific name Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849). The shell of this species reaches a maximum length of 14.9 mm. This species can be found in European waters, and in the Indian Ocean along the coasts and island regions of Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia, South Korea, and Tanzania.

Photo: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cypraeidae Purpuradusta

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

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