Drupa clathrata

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:
Species:	D. clathrata
Binomial name
	Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata; (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
	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[]

^ ^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[]

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

[WoRMS-1] Drupa clathrata (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 March 2012.

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