MolluscaBase - Heteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880 †

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Heteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880 †

AphiaID

1353511 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1353511)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Murex polymorphus Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Heteropurpura polymorpha (Brocchi, 1814) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903

Original name

Heteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880 †

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Species Heteropurpura catosus (De Gregorio, 1885) †
Species Heteropurpura mioincrassata (Sacco, 1890) †
Species Heteropurpura polymorpha (Brocchi, 1814) †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Heteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353511 on 2025-07-17

Taxonomic edit history

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2019-06-23 10:24:21Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]

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