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: Ricinella
Species: D. clathrata
Binomial name
Drupa (Ricinella) 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

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.

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