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Drupa clathrata

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Drupa clathrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Drupa
Species:
D. clathrata
Binomial name
Drupa 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

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  • Drupa clathrata clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Drupa clathrata miticula (Lamarck, 1822) (species inquirenda)

Description

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The shell size varies between 19 millimetres (0.7 in) and 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the South West Pacific Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ 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
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  • "Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 November 2010.