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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Drupina grossularia (Röding, 1798)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Drupa grossularia Röding, 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 (Röding, 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.