Ricinula

Ricinula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
cladeHypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Ricinula
Lamarck, 1816

Ricinula is a genus of predatory sea snails, marinegastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Ricinula has become a synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798 [1]

Species

Species within the genus Ricinula include:

References

  1. Houart, R. (2010). Drupa Röding, 1798 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206126 on 2011-03-01
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