Morula aspera

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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]

Description

The shell size is between 11 mm and 17 mm

Distribution

This species is found along South East Africa and Japan.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Morula (Morula) aspera (Lamarck, 1816).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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