Morula aspera

Morula aspera
Morula (Morula) aspera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Morula
Subgenus: Morula
Species: M. aspera
Binomial name
Morula (Morula) aspera
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa aspera (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Ricinula aspera Lamarck, 1816

Morula (Morula) aspera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

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Description

The shell size is between 11 mm and 17 mm

Distribution

This species is found along South East Africa and Japan.

References

  1. ^ a b Morula (Morula) aspera (Lamarck, 1816).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408220 on 17 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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