Morula (gastropod)

Morula
A dorsal view of a shell of Morula striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ergalataxinae
Genus:	Morula Schumacher, 1817

Morula is a genus of small, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Morula include:

Subgenus Azumamorula

• Morula mutica (Lamarck, 1816)^[2]

Subgenus Habromorula

• Morula aglaos (Houart, 1995)^[3]
• Morula ambrosia (Houart, 1995)^[4]
• Morula bicatenata (Reeve, 1846)^[5]
• Morula biconica (Blainville, 1832)^[6]
• Morula coronata (H. Adams, 1869)^[7]
• Morula dichrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880)^[8]
• Morula euryspira Houart, 1995^[9]
• Morula fuscoimbricata (Sowerby, 1915)^[10]
• Morula japonica (Sowerby, 1903)^[11]
• Morula lepida (Houart, 1995)^[12]
• Morula porphyrostoma (Reeve, 1846)^[13]
• Morula spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)^[14]
• Morula striata (Pease, 1868)^[15]
• Morula whiteheadae Houart, 2004^[16]

Subgenus Morula

• Morula albanigra Houart, 2002^[17]
• Morula anaxares (Kiener, 1835)^[18]
• Morula angulata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894)^[19]
• Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816)^[20]
• Morula cernohorskyi Houart & Tröndle, 1997^[21]
• Morula consanguinea (Smith, 1890)^[22]
• Morula echinata (Reeve, 1846)^[23]
• Morula funiculata (Reeve, 1846)^[24]
• Morula granulata (Duclos, 1832)^[25]
• Morula marginalba (Blainville, 1832)^[26]
• Morula musiva (Kiener, 1835)^[27]
• Morula nodicostata (Pease, 1868)^[28]
• Morula nodulosa (C.B. Adams, 1845)^[29]
• Morula oparense (Melvill, 1912)^[30]
• Morula parva (Reeve, 1846)^[31]
• Morula peasei Houart, 2002^[32]
• Morula praecipua Rehder, 1980^[33]
• Morula purpureocincta (Preston, 1909)^[34]
• Morula rodgersi Houart, 2000^[35]
• Morula rumphiusi Houart, 1996^[36]
• Morula uva (Röding, 1798)^[37]
• Morula variabilis (Pease, 1868)^[38]
• Morula zebrina Houart, 2004^[39]

Subgenus Oppomorus

• Morula nodulifera (Menke, 1829)^[40]

Species brought into synonymy 

• Morula cancellata Quoy & Gaimard:^[41] synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
• Morula concatenata (Lamarck, 1822):^[42] synonym of Drupella rugosa (Born, 1778)
• Morula elata Blainville:^[43] synonym of Drupella cornus (Röding, 1798)
• Morula fenestrata Blainville:^[44] synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
• Morula margariticola (Broderip):^[45] synonym of Ergalatax margariticola (Broderip, in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)
• Morula marginatra Blainville:^[46] synonym of Semiricinula marginatra (Blainville, 1832)
• Morula ocellata:^[47] synonym of Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
• Morula rosea (Reeve, 1846):^[48] synonym of Muricopsis (Risomurex) roseus (Reeve, 1846)
• Morula squamiliratum Smith:^[49] synonym of Orania serotina (A. Adams, 1853)
• Morula spinosa H. Adams & A. Adams:^[50] Morula (Habromorula) spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) (alternate representation)
• Morula squamosa Pease:^[51] synonym of Semiricinula squamosa (Pease, 1868)
• Morula tuberculata Blainville:^[52] synonym of Morula (Morula) granulata (Duclos, 1832)

References

1. Morula Schumacher, 1817.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
2. Morula mutica (Lamarck, 1816).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
3. Morula aglaos (Houart, 1995).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
4. Morula ambrosia (Houart, 1995).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
5. Morula bicatenata (Reeve, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
6. Morula biconica (Blainville, 1832).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
7. Morula coronata (H. Adams, 1869).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
8. Morula dichrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
9. Morula euryspira Houart, 1995.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
10. Morula fuscoimbricata (Sowerby, 1915).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
11. Morula japonica (Sowerby, 1903).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
12. Morula lepida (Houart, 1995).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
13. Morula porphyrostoma (Reeve, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
14. Morula spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
15. Morula striata (Pease, 1868).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
16. Morula whiteheadae Houart, 2004.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
17. Morula albanigra Houart, 2002.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
18. Morula anaxares (Kiener, 1835).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
19. Morula angulata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
20. Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
21. Morula cernohorskyi Houart & Tröndle, 1997.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
22. Morula consanguinea (Smith, 1890).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
23. Morula echinata (Reeve, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
24. Morula funiculata (Reeve, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
25. Morula granulata (Duclos, 1832).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
26. Morula marginalba (Blainville, 1832).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
27. Morula musiva (Kiener, 1835).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
28. Morula nodicostata (Pease, 1868).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
29. Morula nodulosa (C.B. Adams, 1845).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
30. Morula oparense (Melvill, 1912).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
31. Morula parva (Reeve, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
32. Morula peasei Houart, 2002.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
33. Morula praecipua Rehder, 1980.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
34. Morula purpureocincta (Preston, 1909).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
35. Morula rodgersi Houart, 2000.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
36. Morula rumphiusi Houart, 1996.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
37. Morula uva (Röding, 1798).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
38. Morula variabilis (Pease, 1868).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
39. Morula zebrina Houart, 2004.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
40. Morula nodulifera (Menke, 1829).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
41. Morula cancellata Quoy & Gaimard.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
42. Morula concatenata (Lamarck, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
43. Morula elata Blainville.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
44. Morula fenestrata Blainville.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
45. Morula margariticola (Broderip).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
46. Morula marginatra Blainville.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
47. Morula ocellata .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
48. Morula rosea (Reeve, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
49. Morula sguamiliratum Smith.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
50. Morula spinosa H. Adams & A. Adams.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
51. Morula squamosa Pease.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
52. Morula tuberculata Blainville.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

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