Morula coronata
Morula coronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Morula |
| Species: | M. coronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Morula coronata (H. Adams, 1869) | |
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Description
The sea snail was described by Henry Adams in 1869 after locating it on Barkly Island, Mauritius.[1] It was originally named Coralliophila coronata.[1]
Distribution
References
- Morula coronata (H. Adams, 1869). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2012.
- Kilburn, R. N. (1 November 1975). "Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae". Annals of the Natal Museum. 22 (2): 577–622. doi:10.10520/AJA03040798_631.
- Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp.176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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