Ricinula
Ricinula is a genus of predatory sea snails, marinegastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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| Genus: | Ricinula Lamarck, 1816 |
Species
Species within the genus Ricinula include:
- Ricinula hystrix (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ricinula nodus Lamarck, 1816: synonym of Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- Houart, R. (2010). Drupa Röding, 1798 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206126 on 2011-03-01
- Lamarck J.B. (1816). Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la Nature. Mollusques et Polypes divers. Agasse, Paris. 16 pp.
- Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
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