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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Drupina grossularia (R�ding, 1798)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Drupa grossularia R�ding, 1798
Purpura digitata Lamarck, 1816
Purpura monstruosa Lesson, 1842
Purpura laurentiana Petit de la Saussaye, 1850
Common Name
Yellow-mouthed Castor Bean p.147 Allan, J. 1950.
Finger Drupa p.147 Allan, J. 1950.
Yellow Mouthed Drupe p.146, pl.441 [For Drupa grossularia] Coleman, N. 1975.
Distribution
Cocos-Keeling to Polynesia {Kay1979} Shark Bay, WA to Queensland {WILSON1993B}
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
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.142
Keywords
depth: intertidal
exposure: exposed
habitat: coral reef [ windward rather than leeward reefs {Emers1973x83}
]
substrate: rocks
References
Demond, J. 1957. p.310 General reference
Emerson, W.K. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1973. p.35, pl. 2, figs. 23-24, pls. 31-32 Contains synonymy
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.241-3 General reference
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.316 General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.42 General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.92, pl. 61, figs. 5-5a General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Rapaninae Gray, 1853
Drupina Dall, 1923
Drupina grossularia (R�ding, 1798)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11211) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.