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 clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) Ricinula clathrata Lamarck, 1816

Drupa (Ricinella) 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]

There is one subspecies : Drupa clathrata miticula

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

1. ^ ^{a b} Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata (Lamarck, 1816).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396673 on 24 November 2010.

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

External links

• gastropods.com : Drupa (Ricinella) clathrata; accessed : 24 November 2010