Muricodrupa fenestrata
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| taxon = Muricodrupa fenestrata
| image = Muricodrupa fenestrata 001.jpg
| image_caption = Two shells of Muricodrupa fenestrata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
| authority = (Blainville, 1832)
| synonyms = * Clathurella clathra (Lesson, 1842)
- Columbella clathra Lesson, 1842
- Drupa (Morula) cariosa (Wood, 1828)
- Drupa cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Drupella ochrostoma (Wood, 1828)
- Morula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Morula cariosa (Wood, 1828)
- Morula fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
- Murex cariosus Wood, 1828 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex cariosus Linnaeus, 1767)
- Ocenebra fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
- Purpura cancellata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Purpura fenestrata Blainville, 1832 (original combination)
- Ricinula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Ricinula elongata Reeve, 1846 (sensu Blainville Reeve, 1846)
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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.{{WRMS species|408066|Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)||18 December 2010}}
Description
The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Tanzania and the south coast of South Africa and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
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- Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp
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.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=7149|title=Muricodrupa fenestrata|access-date=17 November 2010}}
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