Biology:Muricodrupa fenestrata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Two shells of Muricodrupa fenestrata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Muricodrupa |
| Species: | M. fenestrata
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| Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_7149.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6938515 entry
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