Drupa clathrata
| Drupa clathrata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Drupa |
| Species: | D. clathrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Drupa clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
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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[edit]
- Drupa clathrata clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Drupa clathrata miticula (Lamarck, 1822) (species inquirenda)
Description[edit]
The shell size varies between 19 millimetres (0.7 in) and 40 millimetres (1.6 in).
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Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the South West Pacific Ocean.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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
External links[edit]
- "Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 November 2010.