Morula aspera

Morula aspera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Morula aspera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Morula
Species:
M. aspera
Binomial name
Morula aspera
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa aspera (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Morula (Morula) aspera (Lamarck, 1816)</small
  • Ricinula aspera Lamarck, 1816

Description

The shell size is between 11 mm and 17 mm

Distribution

This species is found along South East Africa and Japan.

References
  1. Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • "Morula aspera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.


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