Morum purpureum
Morum purpureum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]
| Morum purpureum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Harpidae |
| Genus: | Morum |
| Species: | M. purpureum |
| Binomial name | |
| Morum purpureum Röding, 1798 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize.
References
- Morum purpureum Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 February 2012.
- Dance, S.P. & G.T. Poppe, 1999 Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography (ConchBooks, ed.), 69 p.
- Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp
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