Biology:Morum dennisoni
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Morum dennisoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Harpidae |
| Genus: | Morum |
| Species: | M. dennisoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Morum dennisoni (Reeve, 1842)
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Morum dennisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]
Description
Specimens taken by shrimp trawlers along the continental shelf of Northern South America have rich red parietal plates
whereas examples taken off West coast Barbados usually have orange parietal plates.
The species has a small vestigial operculum -and a very thin periostracum.
Distribution
Sometimes trapped or dredged alive off West coast BARBADOS, at depths around 100–170 metres.
References
- ↑ Morum dennisoni (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q3168753 entry
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