Morula coronata

Morula coronata
	Morula coronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Morula
Species:	M. coronata
Binomial name
	Morula coronata; (H. Adams, 1869)
Synonyms
	Coralliophila coronataH. Adams, 1869; Morula (Cronia) coronata (H. Adams, 1869); Morula (Habromorula) coronata (H. Adams, 1869);

Last updated October 04, 2025

Morula coronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]^[2]

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]

References

1 2 3 4 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. hdl: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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 4 Morula coronata (H. Adams, 1869) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2012.

[2] 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. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_631.

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