Drupella
Encyclopedia
Drupella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This genus was placed in the family Muricidae by Drivas & Jay, 1988 and by Richmond, 1997
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This genus was placed in the family Muricidae by Drivas & Jay, 1988 and by Richmond, 1997
Species
Species within the genus Drupella include:- Drupella cornusDrupella cornusDrupella cornus, common name : the horn drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
(Röding, 1798) - Drupella eburneaDrupella eburneaDrupella eburnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Küster, 1862) - Drupella fragumDrupella fragumDrupella fragum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Blainville, 1832) - Drupella minutaDrupella minutaDrupella minuta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Fujioka, 1984 - Drupella rugosaDrupella rugosaDrupella rugosa, common name : the rugose drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
(Born, 1778)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Drupella cariosa Wood : synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrataMuricodrupa fenestrataMuricodrupa fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.-Distribution:...
(Blainville, 1832) - Drupella fraga (Blainville, 1832) accepted as Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832)
- Drupella ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832) : synonym of Pascula ochrostomaPascula ochrostomaPascula ochrostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 11 mm and 35 mm-Distribution:...
(Blainville, 1832)