Drupina grossularia, the finger drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
| Drupina grossularia | |
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| A shell of Drupina grossularia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Drupina |
| Species: | D. grossularia
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| Binomial name | |
| Drupina grossularia Röding, 1798
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 20 millimetres (0.79 in) and 45 millimetres (1.8 in).[3][4] The shells of this species are yellow-mouthed and develop marginal lobate digitate processes. On the outer lip the teeth are singularly arranged. The radula has small and slender lateral teeth and a greatly modified rachidian radular tooth.[5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is distributed in the Eastern Indian Ocean along Madagascar in the Philippines[4] and in Eastern Polynesia.[3][6][5] It prefers hard reef in the surf zone and reef areas of lagoons.[7][8]
Also off Queensland, Australia, and off Guam.
References
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- ^ Biolib
- ^ WoRMS
- ^ a b "Drupa (Drupina) grossularia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ a b WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- ^ a b Joseph Rosewater THE FAMILY LITTORINIDAE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC Part I. The Subfamily Littorininae
- ^ Discover life
- ^ Marine life photography
- ^ Sealife Base
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