OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Drupa (Drupa) morum Röding, 1798

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Drupa mauritiana Chemnitz, 1788
   Drupa neritoidea Chemnitz, 1788
   Drupa morum Röding, 1798
   Drupa (Drupa) morum (Röding, 1798)

Included taxa

   Drupa (Drupa) morum morum Röding, 1798
   Drupa (Drupa) morum iodostoma (Lesson, 1840)

Common Name

Purple-mouthed Drupe p.136, pl.137      Wilson, B 2002.  
Rough Castor Bean p.147, pl.23, f.18      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Rehder, 1980 (Rehde1980x15): "Throughout the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to Clipperton and Easter Island."

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 69 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaEaster Island Group
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 69 
  OBIS RegionsEastern PacificClipperton Island
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 69 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27 

Keywords

depth: intertidal       Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 69 
habitat: coral reef       Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 69 
substrate: rocks       Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 69 

References

 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.373, pl. 4, fig. 11 Checklist
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.41 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.41 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Drupa Röding, 1798
                              Drupa (Drupa) Röding, 1798
                                Drupa (Drupa) morum Röding, 1798

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11171) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.