Muricopsis rosea

Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea, common name : the pink drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Muricopsis
Subgenus:
Risomurex
Species:
M. rosea
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Morula rosea (Reeve, 1846)
  • Ricinula rosea Reeve, 1846 (basionym)
  • Risomurex roseus (Reeve, 1846)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea; the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin.

References
  1. Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2010.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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