Muricodrupa fenestrata
| Muricodrupa fenestrata | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
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Muricodrupa fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Tanzania and the south coast of South Africa and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2010.
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.