WoRMS taxon details
Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832)
396963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:396963)
accepted
Species
Drupa vitiensis (Pilsbry, 1921) · unaccepted (synonym)
Drupella dealbata (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Drupella fraga (Blainville, 1832) · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Purpura alba Risso, 1826)
Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ricinula dealbata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sistrum vitiensis Pilsbry, 1921 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine
(of Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 1: 189-263, pls 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122454
page(s): 203, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 203, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396963 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ricinula dealbata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 4, species no. 26 [details]
original description (of Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Hombron, J. B. & Jacquinot, H. (1848). Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie par MM. Hombron et Jacquinot, chirurgiens de l'expédition. in: <i>Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 sous le commandement de M. Dumont-D'Urville capitaine de vaisseau publié sous les auspices du département de la marine et sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, capitaine de Vaisseau, commandant de La Zélée.</i> Vingt-quatriéme livraison. Insectes lépidoptéres pls 1,2; Mollusques pls 9, 11, 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43561398 [details]
original description (of Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 1: 189-263, pls 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122454
page(s): 203, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Sistrum vitiensis Pilsbry, 1921) Pilsbry, H. A. (1921). Marine mollusks of Hawaii, VIII-XIII. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 72: 296-328, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26309896
page(s): 319 [details]
basis of record Claremont, M., Reid, D. G. & Williams, S. T. (2011). Evolution of corallivory in the gastropod genus Drupella. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 30(4), 977-990., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-011-0788-5 [details]
page(s): pl. 4, species no. 26 [details]
original description (of Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Hombron, J. B. & Jacquinot, H. (1848). Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie par MM. Hombron et Jacquinot, chirurgiens de l'expédition. in: <i>Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 sous le commandement de M. Dumont-D'Urville capitaine de vaisseau publié sous les auspices du département de la marine et sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, capitaine de Vaisseau, commandant de La Zélée.</i> Vingt-quatriéme livraison. Insectes lépidoptéres pls 1,2; Mollusques pls 9, 11, 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43561398 [details]
original description (of Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 1: 189-263, pls 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122454
page(s): 203, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Sistrum vitiensis Pilsbry, 1921) Pilsbry, H. A. (1921). Marine mollusks of Hawaii, VIII-XIII. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 72: 296-328, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26309896
page(s): 319 [details]
basis of record Claremont, M., Reid, D. G. & Williams, S. T. (2011). Evolution of corallivory in the gastropod genus Drupella. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 30(4), 977-990., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-011-0788-5 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Moyer, J. T., Emerson, W. K. & Ross, M. (1982). Massive destruction of scleractinian corals by the muricid gastropod, <i>Drupella</i>, in Japan and the Philippines. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 96(2): 69-82, figs. 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497624 [details]
[request]additional source Moyer, J. T., Emerson, W. K. & Ross, M. (1982). Massive destruction of scleractinian corals by the muricid gastropod, <i>Drupella</i>, in Japan and the Philippines. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 96(2): 69-82, figs. 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497624 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメシロレイシダマシ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Drupella fraga (Blainville, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Drupella fragum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Drupella fragum)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1067) (from synonym Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Drupella fraga (Blainville, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Drupella fragum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Drupella fragum)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-1067) (from synonym Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
