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Morula striata

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Species of gastropod

Morula striata
A shell of Morula (Habromorula) striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Morula
Species: M. striata
Binomial name
Morula striata
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Engina striata Pease, 1868 (original combination)
  • Morula (Habromorula) striata (Pease, 1868)

Morula (Habromorula) striata, common name the striate rock shell, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Japan.

References

  1. Morula striata (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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Taxon identifiers
Morula striata


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