Muricodrupa fiscella
Muricodrupa fiscella, common name : the little basket drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Muricodrupa fiscella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Muricodrupa |
Species: | M. fiscella |
Binomial name | |
Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 40 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, along Réunion and in the Indo-West Pacific.
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References
- Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 November 2010.
- Dautzenberg, P. (1923). Liste preliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux especes nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 68: 21–74
External links
- "Muricodrupa fiscella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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