Lobate drupe
Drupina lobata
- Usual depth46 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Drupina lobata 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 “Drupina lobata”, 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: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 46 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lobate drupe, lobate drupe
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Gelappte Purpurschnecke
Other scientific names: Drupa (Drupina) lobata, Drupa lobata, Purpura lobata, Ricinella dactyloides, Ricinula lobata
Similar species
Digitate Pacific drupeDrupina grossularia
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).
- 74 open-data records from 1957 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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