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) | |
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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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