''Drupina grossularia'', common name : the finger drupe, is a
species 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 ...
, 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 snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between and .
[WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base]
/ref> The shells of this species are yellow-mouthed and develop marginal lobate digitate processes. On the outer lip the teeth are singularly arranged. The radula has small and slender lateral teeth and a greatly modified rachidian radular tooth.[Joseph Rosewate]
THE FAMILY LITTORINIDAE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Part I. The Subfamily Littorininae
Distribution and habitat
This species is distributed in the Eastern Indian Ocean along Madagascar in the Philippines[ and in Eastern Polynesia.][ It prefers hard reef in the surf zone and reef areas of lagoons.Sealife Base]
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References
Gastropods described in 1798
Drupina
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