Drupa clathrata
| Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Drupa |
| Subgenus: | Ricinella |
| Species: | D. clathrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Drupa clathrata, common name : the clathrate drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Drupa clathrata clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Drupa clathrata miticula (Lamarck, 1822) (species inquirenda)
Description
The shell size varies between 19 mm and 40 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the South West Pacific Ocean.
References
- 1 2 Drupa clathrata (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 March 2012.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. Pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
- Claremont M., Reid D.G. & Williams S.T. (2012) Speciation and dietary specialization in Drupa, a genus of predatory marine snails (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta 41: 137-149
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