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Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

596436  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596436)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Rapaninae (Subfamily)
  10. Drupa (Genus)
  11. Drupa ricinus (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Drupa (Drupa) ricinus arachnoidea [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Drupa ricina (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Drupa rubuscaesius Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Drupa tribulus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ricinula arachnoides Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ricinula ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Sistrum album Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)

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(of Murex ricinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596436 on 2025-09-11
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original description (of Murex ricinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Claremont, M., Reid, D. G. & Williams, S. T. (2012). Speciation and dietary specialization in Drupa, a genus of predatory marine snails (Gastropoda. <em>Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta.</em> 41, 137-149. [details] 

additional source Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Hedley, C. (1913). On the nomenclature of <i>Drupa</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 27(7): 79-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1752598
page(s): 80 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

LanguageName 
English white-lipped castor bean [from synonym]castor-bean shell [from synonym]  [details]
To Conchology (Drupa ricinus WHITE DORSUM) 
To Conchology (Drupa ricinus YOUNG) 
To Conchology (Drupa ricinus) 
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