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Drupella margariticola Shouldered Castor Bean

Drupella margariticola is commonly referred to as Shouldered Castor Bean. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
7527 
AphiaID:
576817 
Scientific:
Drupella margariticola 
German:
Korallenfressende Meeresschnecke 
English:
Shouldered Castor Bean 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Drupella (Genus) > margariticola (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Broderip, ), 1833 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Dampier Archipelago, Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Red Sea, Tansania, the Seychelles, Vanuatu 
Sea depth:
2 - 8 Meter 
Size:
0.55" - 1.57" (1.4cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous, Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Parasitic, Predatory, Snails, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-10-12 18:32:19 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Drupella margariticola are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Drupella margariticola, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Drupella margariticola, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Drupella margariticola (Broderip, in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)

Drupella margariticola is a snail belonging to the Familiy Muricidae. Muricidae can be found world-wide.

Drupella margariticola is small with a distinctive purple aperture and a greenish body. This species feeds on corals, barnacles, bristleworms, clams and snail eggs.

Synonyms:
Cronia margariticola (Broderip, 1833)
Drupa margariticola (Broderip, 1833)
Drupa undata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Ergalatax margariticola (Broderip, 1833)
Morula margariticola (Broderip, 1833)
Murex (Ocinebra) fiscellum var. indica G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875
Murex margariticola Broderip, 1833
Murex undatus Dillwyn, 1817
Murex undatus Chemnitz, 1795
Purpura lineolata Blainville, 1832
Purpura squamosa Deshayes, 1833
Purpura squamulosa Deshayes, 1844
Purpura violacea Lesson, 1842
Ricinula undata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Sistrum indica (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
Sistrum undatum (Dillwyn, 1817)
Sistrum undatum var. kieneri Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906
Thais margariticola (Broderip, 1833)

External links

  1. BoldSystems (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Dietary shift in corallivorous Drupella snails following a major bleaching event at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand (en). Abgerufen am 12.10.2022.
  3. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Projectaware (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Tidechaser.blogspot.de (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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alexander_ktn
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am 28.03.15#1
Die Tiere können sich anscheinend im Aquarium vermehren, habe nun schon das zweite große Tier und etliche kleinere Exemplare gefunden und umquartiert.
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