Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata
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]
  • Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Ricinula clathrata Lamarck, 1816

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

  • 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
  • "Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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