Morula mutica
| Morula (Azumamorula) mutica | |
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| 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] | |
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Morula (Azumamorula) mutica 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 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 2 Morula (Azumamorula) mutica (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species 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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