MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Purpura alveolata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Purpura</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, Vol. 3. L. Reeve & Co., London. Pls. 1-13 and unpaginated text [pls. 2, 3, Jul. 1846; 4-8, Aug. 1846; 9-12, Sept. 1846; 1, 13, Oct. 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118701
page(s): pl. 11, species no. 60 [details]
original description
(of Purpura subturrita Blainville, 1832) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 1: 189-263, pls 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122454
page(s): 207, pl. 10 fig. 12 [details]
original description
(of Murex rugosa Born, 1778) Born, I. Von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]; (Kraus)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
context source (HKRMS)
Knudsen J. (1992). Preliminary list of common marine prosobranch gastropods (Mollusca) from Hoi Ha Wan. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Fourth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 919-921. [details]
basis of record
Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Claremont, M., Reid, D. G. & Williams, S. T. (2011). Evolution of corallivory in the gastropod genus Drupella. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 30(4), 977-990., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-011-0788-5 [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 92; note: =Drupella fragum [details]
From other sources
Description A moderately high-spired shell, up to 4 cm. Body whorl with five spiral rows of prominent tubercles separately by rows of fine granules. Columella narrow and anal canal weak. Upper whorls with their dense sculpture of nodules give an overall knobby appearance. Colour white. Habitat: eulittoral and shallow rocky areas. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]