Muricopsis (Risomurex) rosea, common name the pink drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description The shell grows to a length of 15 mm
Distribution This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea; the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin.
References
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links Gastropods.com : Muricopsis (Risomurex) roseus; accessed; 18 December 2010