species: Drupa rubusidaeus in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Drupa rubusidaeus


©Anne Hoggett: Drupa rubusidaeus about 5 cm long, found on exposed surface of rubble covered with turf algae, Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Heavily encrusted Drupa rubusidaeus about 5 cm long, as found on exposed surface of rubble covered with turf algae, Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Drupa rubusidaeus about 4 cm long on the reef slope between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Muricidae
Genus Drupa
Species Drupa rubusidaeus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (Shell length according to Wilson, 1994)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other references

  • Taylor, J.D. (1983). The food of coral-reef Drupa (Gastropoda), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 78: 299-316. LIRS catalog number 123.