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Defrancia purpurea (Montagu, 1803)

751255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:751255)

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  10. Defrancia purpurea
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803)
Species
Defrancia Millet, 1827 accepted as Pleurotomoides Bronn, 1831

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(of Murex purpureus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 260 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Defrancia purpurea (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751255 on 2026-10-12
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Defrancia purpurea (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=751255 on 2026-10-12
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2014-01-31 09:42:27Z
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Gofas, Serge
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Marshall, Bruce

original description (of Murex purpureus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 260 [details] OpenAccess publication
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