| Morula chrysostoma | |
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| Shell of Morula chrysostoma (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ergalataxinae |
| Genus: | Morula |
| Species: | M. chrysostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Morula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Morula chrysostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] The shell size varies between 15 mm and 20 mm. This species is distributed in the Red Sea, along Aden and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
References
- 1 2 Morula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2020.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp
External links
- Deshayes G.P. , 1844. - G. Pourpre. Lamarck. P. chrysostoma. Deshayes. Magasin de Zoologie 6, sér. ser. 2
- "Drupa (Drupa) chrysostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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