Oppomorus purpureocinctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ergalataxinae
Genus:	Oppomorus
Species:	O. purpureocinctus
Binomial name
Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
Engina purpureocincta Preston, 1909 Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909 (original combination) Morula (Morula) purpureocincta (Preston, 1909)

Oppomorus purpureocinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka.

• Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. Records of the Indian Museum. 3 (2): 133-140; 3 (3): pl. 22. Calcutta.
• Claremont, M.; Houart, R.; Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 79 (1): 19-29

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