Morula mutica

Morula mutica
Morula (Azumamorula) mutica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Morula
Subgenus: Azumamorula
Species: M. mutica
Binomial name
Morula (Azumamorula) mutica
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa mutica (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Ricinula mutica Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Ricinula pisolina Lamarck, 1822

Morula (Azumamorula) mutica 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 varies between 15 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, the Mascarene basin, Réunion, and along Eastern Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Morula (Azumamorula) mutica (Lamarck, 1816).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217139 on 19 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

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