Morula striata
Morula striata | |
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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 | |
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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
- ↑ Morula striata (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. Pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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