Biology:Drupa rubusidaeus

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Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus
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Scientific classification
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Ricinella
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D. rubusidaeus
Binomial name
Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus
Röding, 1798
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa fragum Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Drupa rubusidaeus Röding, 1798
  • Drupa (Ricinella) purpurata Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817
  • Drupa spathulifera (Blainville, 1832)
  • Murex hippocastanum Wood, 1825
  • Murex hystrix Link, H.F., 1807
  • Purpura spathulifera Blainville, 1832
  • Ricinella purpurata Schumacher, 1817
  • Ricinula reeveana Crosse, 1862
  • Ricinula miticula Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822

Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus, common name : the strawberry drupe, 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 20 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5309369 entry