WoRMS name details
Drupa fusconigra (Dunker, 1871)
212148 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212148)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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marine
(of Purpura (Sistrum) fusconigra Dunker, 1871) Dunker, W. (1871). Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 18: 150-175., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35502856
page(s): 154 [details]
page(s): 154 [details]
Description Solid shell, up to 3 cm, with strong, low-spined varices. Colour variable, often brown or mottled, with pale aperture...
Description Solid shell, up to 3 cm, with strong, low-spined varices. Colour variable, often brown or mottled, with pale aperture streaked with white on outer lip. Habitat: shallow rocky areas. Distribution: W Indian Ocean to W Pacific Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Drupa fusconigra (Dunker, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212148 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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(of Purpura (Sistrum) fusconigra Dunker, 1871) Dunker, W. (1871). Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 18: 150-175., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35502856
page(s): 154 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 154 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Solid shell, up to 3 cm, with strong, low-spined varices. Colour variable, often brown or mottled, with pale aperture streaked with white on outer lip. Habitat: shallow rocky areas. Distribution: W Indian Ocean to W Pacific Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
