WoRMS name details
Purpura pura E. A. Smith, 1903
398754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398754)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 376-377, pl. 15, fig. 21. [details]
page(s): 376-377, pl. 15, fig. 21. [details]
Note Umkomaas [KwaZulu-Natal].
Type locality Umkomaas [KwaZulu-Natal]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Purpura pura E. A. Smith, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=398754 on 2025-05-09
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Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 376-377, pl. 15, fig. 21. [details]
page(s): 376-377, pl. 15, fig. 21. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Umkomaas [KwaZulu-Natal]. [details]
