Muricopsis rutila

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Muricopsis
Subgenus:	Muricopsis
Species:	M. rutila
Binomial name
*Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila* (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms^[1]
Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus (Reeve, 1846)

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

Subspecies

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991 : this species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe (synonyms : Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991; Muricopsis mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991)
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846): this species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana (synonym : Ricinula rutilus Reeve, 1846 (basionym) )

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana.

^ ^a ^b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408700 on 28 December 2010.