OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Murex ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sistrum ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Murex hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
Drupa tribulus Röding, 1798
Sistrum album Montfort, 1810
Ricinula arachnoides Lamarck, 1816
Purpura albolabris Blainville, 1832
Drupa rubus-cestus Dall, 1915
Common Name
Spider-like or White-lipped Castor Bean p.147, f.10 [] Allan, J. 1950.
White-Toothed Drupe p.149, pl.450 [] Coleman, N. 1975.
The Spider-like Ricinula p.sp. 5 [as Ricinula arachoides] Reeve, L.A. 1846.
Prickly Drupe p.136, pl.137 Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
Indoi-West Pacific; Abrolhos, WA to Qld {Wilson1993B} Rehder, 1980 (Rehde1980x15): "Over the entire Indo-Pacific region, from East Africa to Clipperton and Easter Island....also ... in the Panamic Province, in the Galapagos Islands."
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Easter Island Group
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.141
Keywords
depth: intertidal Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
habitat: coral reef
habitat: coral reef [ "reef flats"
] Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
substrate: rocks Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 70
References
Abbott, R.T. 1950. p.80 General reference
Emerson, W.K. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1973. p.19, pl. 2, figs. 6-8, pls. 14-16 Contains synonymy
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.241, fig. 86B General reference
Middelfart, P. 1997. p.372, pl. 4, fig. 10 Checklist
Wilson, B. 1994. p.41 General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.41 Synonomy
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.92, pl. 61, figs. 3-3a General reference
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) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11178) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-03-08.