| Personopsis purpurata | |
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| Shell of Personopsis purpurata( holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Personidae |
| Genus: | Personopsis |
| Species: | P. purpurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Personopsis purpurata Beu, 1998 | |
Personopsis purpurata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Personidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm. It has a broad, biconic shape with a moderately tall spire, a wide last whorl, a somewhat contracted base, and a short anterior canal. The shell is mostly translucent white, with prominent brownish-purple coloration at the anterior siphonal canal and a less noticeable area in the mid-columellar excavation. The outer layer (periostracum) is thin, pale yellow or olive, and covered with long, thick bristles over the ridges and shorter, thinner bristles in the spaces between.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- Beu (1998). Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 178 : 1-255. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- Personopsis purpurata Beu, 1998. WoRMS (2010). Personopsis purpurata Beu, 1998. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456843 on 14 August 2010 .
- Jang, Delsing (20 June 1998). "Personopsis purpurata A.G. Beu, 1998". BioLib.
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