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Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832) 
AphiaID: 396963

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Muricidae (Family) > Ergalataxinae (Subfamily) > Drupella (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Drupella Thiele, 1925
Synonymised
taxa
  Drupa vitiensis Pilsbry, 1918 (synonym)
Drupella fraga (Blainville, 1832) (spelling variation)
Purpura alba Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 (synonym)
Purpura fragum Blainville, 1832 (original combination)
Ricinula dealbata Reeve, 1846 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Claremont M., Reid D.G. & Williams S.T. (2011) Evolution of corallivory in the gastropod genus Drupella. Coral Reefs doi: 10.1007/s00338-011-0788-5 [details]

from synonym: Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice [details] [view taxon]

identification resource: 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. [details]

Environment marine
Distribution Mascarene Basin (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:396963
Taxonomic
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2009-06-01 11:03:53Z  created  Houart, Roland
  
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  Citation: Houart, R. (2013). Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396963 on 2013-05-25
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