Ricinula

Ricinula is a genus of predatory sea snails, marinegastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Ricinula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
cladeHypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Ricinula

Lamarck, 1816

Ricinula has become a synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798 [1]

Species

Species within the genus Ricinula include:

References
  1. 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


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