MolluscaBase - Purpura (Cuma) Swainson, 1840

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Purpura (Cuma) Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

396840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:396840)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Cymia Mörch, 1860

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Purpura Bruguière, 1789

Original name

Cuma Swainson, 1840

Direct children (2)

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Species Purpura (Cuma) monoplex Sandberger, 1860 † accepted as Cymia monoplex (Sandberger, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Purpura (Cuma) preangerensis K. Martin, 1899 † accepted as Cymia preangerensis (K. Martin, 1899) †

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Cuma Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 87 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Purpura (Cuma) Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396840 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-05-30 14:45:21Z

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Houart, Roland

2010-11-24 06:00:19Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2022-01-04 19:10:18Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2024-02-16 21:23:39Z

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Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Cuma Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 87 [details]