Muricodrupa fenestrata

Muricodrupa fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Muricodrupa fenestrata
Two shells of Muricodrupa fenestrata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Muricodrupa
Species:
M. fenestrata
Binomial name
Muricodrupa fenestrata
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella clathra (Lesson, 1842)
  • Columbella clathra Lesson, 1842
  • Drupa (Morula) cariosa (Wood, 1828)
  • Drupa cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Drupella ochrostoma (Wood, 1828)
  • Morula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Morula cariosa (Wood, 1828)
  • Morula fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
  • Murex cariosus Wood, 1828 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex cariosus Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Ocenebra fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
  • Purpura cancellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Purpura fenestrata Blainville, 1832 (original combination)
  • Ricinula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Ricinula elongata Reeve, 1846 (sensu Blainville Reeve, 1846)

Description

The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.

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. 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.
  • "Muricodrupa fenestrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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