Morula cernohorskyi

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

Morula cernohorskyi
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. cernohorskyi
Binomial name
Morula cernohorskyi
Houart & Tröndle, 1997
Synonyms[1]
  • Engina parva Pease, 1868
  • Morula cernohorskyi Houart & Tröndle, 1997

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mururoa, French Polynesia

References
  1. Morula cernohorskyi Houart & Tröndle, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R. & Tröndle, J., 1997. Additions to "les Muricidae de Polynésie Française" and description of a new species of Morula Schumacher, 1817 (Muricidae, Rapaninae) from French Polynesia. Apex 12(1): 1–7


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