Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Plicopurpura columellaris

Spanish: Caracol púrpura

Plicopurpura columellaris (Plicopurpura columellaris)
Photographed by deneb16 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Plicopurpura columellaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Most often recorded in Apr, Dec.

TaxonomyGastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records522 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2017 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Plicopurpura columellaris (Plicopurpura columellaris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/plicopurpura-columellaris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.