| Morula striata | |
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| A shell of Morula (Habromorula) striata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Morula |
| 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.
External links
- "Morula (Habromorula) striata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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