Muricodrupa fenestrata

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Muricodrupa fenestrata
Muricodrupa fenestrata 001.jpg
Two shells of Muricodrupa fenestrata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Muricodrupa
Species:
M. fenestrata
Binomial name
Muricodrupa fenestrata
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella clathra (Lesson, 1842)
  • Columbella clathra Lesson, 1842
  • Drupa (Morula) cariosa (Wood, 1828)
  • Drupa cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Drupella ochrostoma (Wood, 1828)
  • Morula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Morula cariosa (Wood, 1828)
  • Morula fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
  • Murex cariosus Wood, 1828 (invalid: junior homonym of Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Ocenebra fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
  • Purpura cancellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Purpura fenestrata Blainville, 1832 (original combination)
  • Ricinula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Ricinula elongata Reeve, 1846 (sensu Blainville Reeve, 1846)

Muricodrupa fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.[citation needed]

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Tanzania and the south coast of South Africa and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2010.
  • 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

Further reading[]

  • Dautzenberg Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III.
  • Emerson W. K. & D'Attilio A. (1981). "Remarks on Muricodrupa Iredale, 1918 (Muricidae: Thaidinae), with the description of a new species". The Nautilus 95(2): 77–82
  • Spry J. F. (1961). "The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods". Tanganyika Notes and Records 56.
  • Branch G. M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.

External links[]

  • "Muricodrupa fenestrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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