Morula coronata

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Morula coronata
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Morula coronata
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 [1]
  • Coralliophila coronataH. Adams, 1869
  • Morula (Cronia) coronata (H. Adams, 1869)
  • Morula (Habromorula) coronata (H. Adams, 1869)

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

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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]

Distribution

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References

  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.