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Drupa clathrata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Drupa clathrata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Rapaninae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Drupa, Drupa morum, Drupa rubusidaeus, Drupa ricinus, Drupella rugosa

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.

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Subspecies

  • Drupa clathrata clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Drupa clathrata miticula (Lamarck, 1822) (species inquirenda)
  • 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

    Drupa clathrata Wikipedia