Morum kurzi

Morum kurzi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]

Morum kurzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Harpidae
Genus: Morum
Species:
M. kurzi
Binomial name
Morum kurzi
Petuch, 1979
Synonyms

Morum (Oniscidia) kurzi Petuch, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation

Description

Original description: (Shell) "thick, stocky, pyriform with wide shoulder; spire elevated, exerted; body whorl with 12 raised cords - 8 large, prominent on body whorl proper and 4 small on anterior canal; 8 varices per whorl; large hooked spines at juncture of spiral cords and varices; at shoulder, each varix has erect, sharply pointed spine; parietal shield large, covering whole columellar area, covered with numerous pustules; outer lip crenulate, with numerous large primary and secondary teeth; protoconch erect, pappilate (see Figure 13); color pale cream with 3 tan bands, 1 on shoulder, 2 on either side of midbody line; base color pattern overlaid with numerous dark brown fleckings; protoconch and first three whorls bright pink-purple; parietal shield bright orange-pink with white pustules; outer lip orange with white teeth; interior of aperture white. In Figure 12, the holotype is coated with magnesium oxide to enhance the characteristic sculpture pattern."[2]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "250 metres depth off Panglao, Bohol Isl., Philippines."[3]

References
  1. Morum kurzi Petuch, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 7.
  3. Petuch, E.J. 1979-Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods, Nemouria Vol. 23, page 7.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.