Pteropurpura festiva

Pteropurpura festiva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ocenebrinae
Genus:	Pteropurpura
Species:	P. festiva
Binomial name
Pteropurpura festiva Hinds, 1844
Synonyms
Murex festivus Hinds, 1844 (original combination) Murex gaza M. Smith, 1940 Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) festiva (Hinds, 1844)· accepted, alternate representation Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) gaza Smith, M., 1940 Shaskyus festivus (Hinds, 1844)

Pteropurpura festiva, commonly known as the festive murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. Native to the Eastern Pacific, these sea snails grow to 34–67 mm in length. ^[1]

This species was previously known as Murex festivus. Because the shell of this sea snail is attractive, and is common in San Diego, the name The Festivus was used for the San Diego Shell Club publication, which was started in 1970, became a science journal on malacology, and as of 2021 has been published for over 50 years.^[2]