Genus Purpura Bruguière, 1789
- Purpura Bruguière, J.G. 1789. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers. Paris : Agasse Vol. 1(1) i-xviii, 757 pp. [15] [placed on the Official List by Opinion 886. Purpurea "Lamarck" [Deshayes, 1844, Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Paléontologie, ser. 2, 6: text of pl. 85] is an incorrect subsequent spelling].
Type species:
Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation (Opinion 886, 1969, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 26(3): 128). - Purpurella Dall, W.H. 1871. Descriptions of sixty new forms of mollusks from the west coast of North America and the North Pacific Ocean, with notes on others already described. American Journal of Conchology 7(2): 93–160, pls 13-16 [110] [junior homonym; not Purpurella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1853 [Diptera]; see Plicopurpura].
Type species:
Purpura columellaris Lamarck, 1816 by original designation. - Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903 [replacement name; Essais de paléoconchologie comparée, 5: 68, 69; for Purpurella Dall, 1872 non Robineau-Desvoidy, 1853 [Diptera]].
Type species:
Purpura columellaris Lamarck, 1816 by original designation (by typification of replaced name). - Patellipurpura Dall, W.H. 1909. Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific Coast. 1. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. United States Geological Survey Paper 59: 5-192 [49-50] [see also Microtoma].
Type species:
Buccinum patulum Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |