Ricinula
Encyclopedia
Ricinula is a genus
of predatory sea snail
s, marinegastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Ricinula has become a synonym of Drupa
Röding, 1798
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of predatory sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marinegastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Ricinula has become a synonym of Drupa
Drupa
Drupa is the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, held every four years at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, City of Düsseldorf, Germany....
Röding, 1798
Species
Species within the genus Ricinula include:- Ricinula hystrixRicinula hystrixRicinula hystrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Ricinula nodusRicinula nodusRicinula nodus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Lamarck, 1816