Finella purpureoapicata (Preston, 1905)
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Family:  Obtortionidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Iran, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Shell varies from white to purple-gray. With straighter spire outlines, giving the shell a more conical appearance. Operculum is thin, transparent yellow, almost circular, has a central nucleus, and consists of about 5 whorls. The cephalic tentacles are translucent and colorless, although sometimes there can be a presence of two or three small, dense, white spots. The moderately large black eyes are in weak swellings at the outer tentacle bases.
Biology:  Lower intertidal, in mud (Ref. 128859).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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