Drupa aperta

Drupa aperta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Drupa aperta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Drupa
Subgenus:
Thais
Species:
D. aperta
Binomial name
Drupa aperta
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura aperta Blainville, 1832 (basionym)
  • Purpura macrostoma Conrad, 1837
  • Thais (Thais) aperta Blainville, 1832

References
  1. Drupa aperta (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 March 2012.
  • Claremont M., Reid D.G. & Williams S.T. (2012) Speciation and dietary specialization in Drupa, a genus of predatory marine snails (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta 41: 137–149


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