Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Ocenebra topangensis, Ocinebra topangensis, Tritonalia topangensis
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1907. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of southern California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32(1545):525-546
Belongs to Purpura according to W. Loel and W. H. Corey 1932
See also Addicott 1970, Arnold 1907 and Hoots 1931
Sister taxa: Purpura (Purpura), Purpura (Thalessa), Purpura (Tritonalia), Purpura alata, Purpura bufo, Purpura bufo, Purpura depressa, Purpura foliata, Purpura liguta, Purpura mancinella, Purpura saxicola, Purpura singuensis, Purpura turrita, Purpura umbilicata
Type specimen: USNM 164995, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (20: California collections)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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