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Taxonomy > Muricidae > Pteropurpura < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832) Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 534 Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 174 Gurgo Salice & Cáceres Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 104 Houart (2024) Living Muricidae of the World: Ocenebrinae. - p. 96 Statistics Frequency common - 29 localities (14.57 %) Sediment 36 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments A length up to 60mm is reported by the literature and internet resources; beach finds bay reach up to 45mm. Images Length 40mm. Taxonomy > Muricidae > Pteropurpura < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)