Summary ²

Plicopurpura patula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Wayne Fidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wayne Fidler
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plicopurpura_patula

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• Animal Diversity Web
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• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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