Morula biconica
| Morula (Habromorula) biconica | |
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| 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) | |
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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.
References
- 1 2 Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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