Drupella fragum
- Usual depth3–34 m
- Water temperature22–28 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Drupella fragum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Drupella fragum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–34 m · Deepest record: 95 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–28 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメシロレイシダマシ
Other scientific names: Drupa vitiensis, Drupella dealbata, Drupella fraga, Purpura alba, Purpura fragum, Ricinula dealbata, Sistrum vitiensis
Similar species
Horn drupeDrupella cornus
Shouldered castor beanDrupella margariticola
Harmonious drupeDrupella rugosa
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 116 open-data records from 1985 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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