Pteropurpura trialata Three-winged murex

Pteropurpura trialata is commonly referred to as Three-winged murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pteropurpura trialata.Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 2014

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Scientific:: Pteropurpura trialata
German:: Dreiflügel-Murex, Dreiflügelschnecke
English:: Three-winged Murex

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Pteropurpura (Genus) > trialata (Species)
Initial determination:: (G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 2.36" - 3.54" (6cm - 9,3cm)
Weight:: 27.4 g
Temperature:: °F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pteropurpura benderskyi
Pteropurpura bequaerti
Pteropurpura centrifuga
Pteropurpura dearmata
Pteropurpura debruini
Pteropurpura deroyana
Pteropurpura erinaceoides
Pteropurpura esycha
Pteropurpura fairiana
Pteropurpura falcata
Pteropurpura festiva
Murex-Schnecke
Pteropurpura graagae
Pteropurpura incurvispina
Pteropurpura leeana
Pteropurpura macroptera
Pteropurpura modesta
Pteropurpura multicornis
Pteropurpura plorator
Pteropurpura quinquelobata
Pteropurpura sanctaehelenae
Pteropurpura stimpsoni
Pteropurpura transkeiana
Pteropurpura trialata
Dreiflügel-Murex, Dreiflügelschnecke
Pteropurpura uncinaria
Pteropurpura vokesae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-05-25 20:14:17
Last edit:: 2023-11-18 17:21:17

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Pteropurpura trialata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

The shell can grow to a length of 93 mm and is fusiform and fairly thick.

This species is eaten by Heterostichus rostratus Girard 1854 (Giant Kelpfish), Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt 1835) (Sunflower star), Oxyjulis californica (Günther 1861) and Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres 1854) (California Sheephead).

Synonymised names:
Murex trialatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (original combination)
Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) trialata (Sowerby, 1834)· accepted, alternate representation

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 18.11.2023.

Pictures

Spawn

Pteropurpura trialata on eggs.Mission Bay, San Diego, California Jan. 10, 2017

Pteropurpura trialata, Three Winged Murex eggs, 2019

Commonly

Pteropurpura trialata,Three-winged Murex, 83mm,Long Beach breakwater, Southern California, USA 2020

Pteropurpura trialata.Mission Bay, San Diego, California.Jan. 10, 2017

Pteropurpura trialata.Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 2014

Pteropurpura trialata, found as is under a boulder.2017

Pteropurpura trialata, Three Winged Murex, 2012

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