Biology:Morula biconica

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Biconic rock shell
Five views of a shell of Morula (Habromorula) biconica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Morula
Subgenus:
Habromorula
Species:
M. biconica
Binomial name
Morula (Habromorula) biconica
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa biconica (Blainville, 1832)
  • Purpura biconica Blainville, 1832
  • Ricinula biconica (Blainville, 1832)
  • Habromorula bicatenata Reeve, L.A., 1846
  • Morula variabilis Pease, W.H., 1868
  • Engina slootsi De Jong & Coomans, 1988

Morula (Habromorula) biconica, common name : the biconic rock shell, 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 13 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Madagascar , the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

Wikidata ☰ Q6915038 entry





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