Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa
Muricidae

Drupella margariticola

(Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby,1833)


Specimens

Caloundra [Nth Headland],  Australia
Size: 0mm    Collected: 1986
found at the northern headland in a rock pool at low tide

Sykes Reef,  Australia
Size: 25mm    Collected: 2019
Found dead n sand on intertidal reef.

Woodmans Point,  Australia
Size: 15mm    Collected: Unknown
In beach drift after a storm.

Shelly Beach,  Australia
Size: 24mm    Collected: 2018
Found in rock pool on algae covered rock platform at low tide. Very common in the area

Minnie Waters, Sth Headland,  Australia
Size: 12.57mm    Collected: 1989
found under rocks on rocky reef

Darwin,  Australia
Size: 25mm    Collected: 1997
No data.

Gove Peninsular,  Australia
Size: 25mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Normanby Island,  Australia
Size: 20mm    Collected: Unknown
Dead under coral slabs in 1m of water.

Ashmore Reef,  Australia
Size: 20mm    Collected: Unknown
On rocks at low tide.

Mactan Island,  Philippines
Size: 5mm    Collected: 2017
taken by diver in 20-30m of water

Mactan Island,  Philippines
Size: 9.07mm    Collected: 2017
taken by diver in 20-30m of water