''Drupa'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
It occurs in the
Indo-Pacific
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.
Description
In this genus, the shell has a narrow aperture occluded by columellar and outer lip teeth.
Diet
''Drupa'' snails are predators that mainly feed on
polychaetes but also on
vermetids,
sipunculids
The Sipuncula or Sipunculida (common names sipunculid worms or peanut worms) is a class containing about 162 species of unsegmented marine annelid worms. The name ''Sipuncula'' is from the genus name ''Sipunculus'', and comes from the Latin '' ...
,
crustaceans and
fish.
Species
Species within the genus ''Drupa'' include:
* ''
Drupa albolabris''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''
Drupa aperta
''Drupa aperta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''
Drupa clathrata
''Drupa clathrata'', common name : the clathrate drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca call ...
''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Drupa denticulata''
Houart & Vilvens, 1997
* ''
Drupa elegans''
(Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
* ''
Drupa miticula''
Lamarck, 1822
* ''
Drupa morum
''Drupa morum'', common name the purple drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Subspecies
* ''Drupa morum iodostoma'' (Lesson, 1840) (synonym : ''Purpura (Ricinul ...
''
Röding, 1798
* ''
Drupa ricinus
''Drupa (Drupa) ricinus'', common name : prickly spotted drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Subspecies
* ''Drupa (Drupa) ricinus lischkei'' (Hidalgo, 1904) ...
''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
* ''
Drupa rubusidaeus
''Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus'', common name : the strawberry drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and ...
''
Röding, 1798
* ''
Drupa speciosa
''Drupa speciosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
References
* Claremont M., Reid D.G. & Williams S.T. (2012) ''Speciation and dietary specialization in Drup ...
''
(Dunker, 1867)
; Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Drupa anaxeres''
Duclos in Kiener, 1836: synonym of ''
Morula (Morula) anaxares''
(Kiener, 1835)
* ''Drupa andrewsi''
(E. A. Smith, 1909): synonym of ''
Morula japonica
''Morula japonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''Drupa aspera''
Lamarck: synonym of ''
Morula (Morula) aspera''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''Drupa biconica''
de Blainville: synonym of ''
Morula (Habromorula) biconica''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''Drupa cancellata''
Quoy & Gaimard: synonym of ''
Muricodrupa fenestrata
''Muricodrupa fenestrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''Drupa chrysostoma''
Deshayes: synonym of ''
Semiricinula chrysostoma''
(Deshayes, 1844)
* ''Drupa concatenata''
Lamarck: synonym of ''
Drupella rugosa
''Drupella rugosa'', common name : the rugose drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
''Drupella rugosa'' is a creamy white to orange, conical shell wi ...
''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Drupa decussata''
Reeve: synonym of ''
Muricodrupa fiscella''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Drupa digitata''
Lamarck: synonym of ''
Drupa (Drupina) grossularia''
Röding, 1798
* ''Drupa elata''
Blainville: synonym of ''
Drupella cornus
''Drupella cornus'', common name : the horn drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size of an adult varies between 28 mm and 40 mm. ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Drupa fiscella''
(Chemnitz, 1788): synonym of ''
Muricodrupa fiscella''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Drupa fusconigra''
Dunker: synonym of ''
Semiricinula squamosa
''Semiricinula squamosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The solid shell varies in length between 20 mm and 45 mm. Its sculpture shows varices ...
''
(Pease, 1868)
* ''Drupa granulata''
(Duclos, 1832): synonym of ''
Morula (Morula) granulata''
(Duclos, 1832)
* ''Drupa horrida''
Lamarck: synonym of ''
Drupa (Drupa) morum morum''
Röding, 1798
* ''Drupa margariticola''
Broderip: synonym of ''
Ergalatax margariticola
''Ergalatax margariticola'', common name : the shouldered castor bean, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 40 ...
''
(Broderip, in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)
* ''Drupa marginatra''
(Blainville): synonym of ''
Semiricinula marginatra
''Neothais marginatra'', common name : the brownish drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm
D ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''Drupa mutica''
Lamarck: synonym of ''
Morula (Azumamorula) mutica''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''Drupa ochrostoma''
(de Blainville, 1832): synonym of ''
Pascula ochrostoma
''Pascula ochrostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 35 mm
Distribution
This species is distribut ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''Drupa reticulata'': synonym of ''
Phycothais reticulata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Drupa spathulifera''
Blainville: synonym of ''
Drupa (Ricinella) rubusidaeus''
Röding, 1798
* ''Drupa spectrum''
Reeve: synonym of ''
Drupella cornus
''Drupella cornus'', common name : the horn drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size of an adult varies between 28 mm and 40 mm. ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Drupa spinosa''
Adams, 1853: synonym of ''
Morula (Habromorula) spinosa''
(H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Drupa tuberculata''
(de Blainville, 1832): synonym of ''
Morula (Morula) granulata''
(Duclos, 1832)
* ''Drupa undata''
(Chemnitz, 1795): synonym of ''
Ergalatax margariticola
''Ergalatax margariticola'', common name : the shouldered castor bean, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 40 ...
''
(Broderip, in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)
* ''Drupa violacea''
Schumacher:
synonym of ''
Drupa (Drupa) morum morum''
Röding, 1798
References
* Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
* 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
External links
Röding P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 ppLink D.H.F. (1807-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock: Adlers Erben
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