''Muricodrupa'' is a

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s in the subfamily

Ergalataxinae Ergalataxinae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic subfamily of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks within the family Muricidae, the rock snails. In this subfamily, the aragonite, aragonitic gastrop ...

of the

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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

* ''

Muricodrupa anaxares ''Muricodrupa anaxares'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Before 2019, it was classified as ''Morula anaxares''. Description The shell size varies between 13 mm ...

'' (Kiener, 1836) (previously ''Morula anaxares'') * ''

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) According to the

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(WoRMS) before 2019, the following species were included within the genus ''Muricodrupa'' : * ''Muricodrupa fiscellum'' (Gmelin, 1791), now ''

Murichorda fiscellum ''Murichorda fiscellum'', 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. Description The shell size varies between 14 mm and 40 m ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Muricodrupa jacobsoni'' Emerson & D'Attilio, 1981, now '' Murichorda jacobsoni'' (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1981) (original combination) The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (2006) also includes the following names in current use * ''Muricodrupa fusca'' (Küster, 1868 in 1859-68): synonym of ''

Semiricinula fusca ''Semiricinula fusca'' 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 murex ...

'' (Küster, 1862) * ''Muricodrupa pothuanii'' (Souleyet in Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) * ''Muricodrupa stellaris'' (Hombron & Jaquinot, 1854)

Taxonomy

In 1918, Iredale noted that the shell then known as ''Ricinula'' (or ''Sistrum'') ''cancellata'' Quoy and Gaimard 1833 was synonymous with the ''Purpura fenestrata'' of Blainville, 1832. He asserted that the species was distinct from ''Drupa'' and ''Morula'', creating a new monotypic genus ''Muricodrupa''.Page
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Murichorda ''Murichorda'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ergalataxinae of the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, ...

''. ''Muricodrupa'' as redefined is related to a group of former ''Morula'' species now called ''

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References

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