Morula mutica

Morula (Azumamorula) mutica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Morula
Subgenus: Azumamorula
Species: M. mutica
Binomial name
Morula (Azumamorula) mutica
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa mutica (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Ricinula mutica Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Ricinula pisolina Lamarck, 1822

Morula (Azumamorula) mutica 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 15 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, the Mascarene basin, Réunion, and along Eastern Australia.

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