Muricopsis rutila

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Muricopsis
Subgenus:	Muricopsis
Species:	M. rutila
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus (Reeve, 1846)

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila, common name : the beaded drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Subspecies

• Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991 : this species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe (synonyms : Muricopsis (Risomurex) rutilus mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991; Muricopsis mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991)
• Muricopsis (Muricopsis) rutila rutila (Reeve, 1846): this species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana (synonym : Ricinula rutilus Reeve, 1846 (basionym) )

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Ghana.