Morula striata

Morula striata
A shell of Morula (Habromorula) striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Morula
Subgenus: Habromorula
Species: M. striata
Binomial name
Morula striata
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Engina striata Pease, 1868 (original combination)
  • Morula (Habromorula) striata (Pease, 1868)

Morula (Habromorula) striata, common name the striate rock shell, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Japan.

References

  1. Morula striata (Pease, 1868).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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