Morula biconica

Morula (Habromorula) biconica
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.

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