Morum praeclarum

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

Morum praeclarum
Underside view of the seashell of Morum praeclarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Harpidae
Genus:
Morum
Species:
M. praeclarum
Binomial name
Morum praeclarum
Melvill, 1919

Description

Distribution

Deep water, western Indian Ocean.[2]

References
  1. Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Abbott, R. T. and Dance, S. P., 1986.Compendium of Sea Shells. American Malacologists, Inc.


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