Biology:Morula mutica

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Morula (Azumamorula) mutica
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Azumamorula
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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, common name the smooth ricinula, 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

  • Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. pp. 1–16 in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Paris : Agasse Part 23 pp. 1–16, pls 391-488.
  • Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Ricinula. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
  • 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
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10794789 entry