Drupa rubusidaeus
| Drupa rubusidaeus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Drupa |
| Species: | D. rubusidaeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Drupa rubusidaeus Röding, 1798
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Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus, common name : the strawberry drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 60 mm
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Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 November 2010.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
External links[edit]
- "Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.