WoRMS taxon details
Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758)
208648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208648)
accepted
Species
Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum rudolphi Chemnitz, 1788 · unaccepted (unavailable name, pulished in a...)
unavailable name, pulished in a work rejected y ICZN Direction 1; available from Lamarck, 1822
Purpura aterrima R. P. Lesson, 1842 · unaccepted
Purpura inerma Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura rudolphi (Chemnitz, 1788) · unaccepted (unavailable name published in a...)
unavailable name published in a non-binominal work placed on the Official Index
Thais rudolphi (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
marine
(of Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Description Large, thick shell, up to 10 cm, with large body whorl, very expanded aperture and a short, blunt spire. Surface...
Description Large, thick shell, up to 10 cm, with large body whorl, very expanded aperture and a short, blunt spire. Surface sculptured with spiralled, widely beaded cords with plain spiral cords between. Columella almost straight. Colour chocolate-brown with white spaces between beads on the beaded cords; aperture and columella white. Habitat: shallow rocky areas. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208648 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 738 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Purpura aterrima R. P. Lesson, 1842) Lesson R.P. (1842). Mollusques recueillis dans la mer du Sud et l'Océan Atlantique. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne.</em> 5: 184-187., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14714713
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Purpura inerma Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Purpura</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, Vol. 3. L. Reeve & Co., London. Pls. 1-13 and unpaginated text [pls. 2, 3, Jul. 1846; 4-8, Aug. 1846; 9-12, Sept. 1846; 1, 13, Oct. 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118701 [details]
original description (of Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 738 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Purpura aterrima R. P. Lesson, 1842) Lesson R.P. (1842). Mollusques recueillis dans la mer du Sud et l'Océan Atlantique. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne.</em> 5: 184-187., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14714713
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Purpura inerma Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Purpura</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, Vol. 3. L. Reeve & Co., London. Pls. 1-13 and unpaginated text [pls. 2, 3, Jul. 1846; 4-8, Aug. 1846; 9-12, Sept. 1846; 1, 13, Oct. 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118701 [details]
original description (of Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.014 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.014 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Large, thick shell, up to 10 cm, with large body whorl, very expanded aperture and a short, blunt spire. Surface sculptured with spiralled, widely beaded cords with plain spiral cords between. Columella almost straight. Colour chocolate-brown with white spaces between beads on the beaded cords; aperture and columella white. Habitat: shallow rocky areas. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Rudolph's purpuraprincely purplePersian purpura | [details] |
| German | Persische Purpurschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | ホソスジテツボラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi (Chemnitz, 1788))
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (139 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi (Chemnitz, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thais rudolphi (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Purpura persica GIANT)
To Conchology (Purpura persica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpura persica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpura rudolphi) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi (Chemnitz, 1788))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpura rudolphi) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Thais rudolphi (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Bicol, Sorsogon, collected 1978, ex c...
To Malacopics (Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, Reunion Rocks...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (139 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi (Chemnitz, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thais rudolphi (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Purpura persica GIANT)
To Conchology (Purpura persica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpura persica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpura rudolphi) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi (Chemnitz, 1788))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Purpura rudolphi) (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum persicum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Thais rudolphi (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Bicol, Sorsogon, collected 1978, ex c...
To Malacopics (Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, Reunion Rocks...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Purpura rudolphi Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
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