Drupella

Drupella
Drupella
Drupella cornus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Drupella
Thiele, 1925
Type species
Drupa cornus Röding, 1798

Drupella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

This genus was placed in the family Muricidae by Drivas & Jay, 1988 [2] and by Richmond, 1997 [3]

Species

Species within the genus Drupella include:

Species brought into synonymy 
  • Drupella cariosa Wood[9] : synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
  • Drupella fraga (Blainville, 1832) accepted as Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832)
  • Drupella ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)[10] : synonym of Pascula ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)

References

  1. ^ Drupella Thiele, 1925.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205771 on 18 December 2010.
  2. ^ Drivas, J. & Jay, M., 1988. Shells from Reunion. XVIII Fam. Cardiidae . Conchiglia, 19(232-233):16-17
  3. ^ Richmond M.D.(editor), 1997, A Guide to the Seashores of Eastern Africa and Western Indian Ocean Islands; Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC
  4. ^ Drupella cornus (Röding, 1798).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212155 on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Drupella eburnea (Küster, 1862).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396965 on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396963 on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Drupella minuta Fujioka, 1984.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396764 on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Drupella rugosa (Born, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212154 on 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ Drupella cariosa Wood.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212156 on 25 April 2010.
  10. ^ Drupella ochrostoma Tryon.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212158 on 25 April 2010.
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll

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