Gracilipurpura Explained

Gracilipurpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Gracilipurpura include:

• † Gracilipurpura acuticostata (Speyer, 1860)
• † Gracilipurpura affinis (Bronn, 1831)
• † Gracilipurpura austriaca (Hoernes & Auinger, 1890)
• † Gracilipurpura cincta (Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840)
• Gracilipurpura neogenica (Cossmann, 1901)
• † Gracilipurpura raouli (Lozouet, 2015)
• Gracilipurpura rostrata (Olivi, 1792)

References

• Ceulemans L., Landau B.M. & Van Dingenen F. (2014). Carinofusus gen. nov. from the Mio-Pliocene transition of western France. Vita Malacologica. 12: 23–30.

External links

• Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338
• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446051 on 2020-12-05