Morula echinata

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Morula echinata
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M. echinata
Binomial name
Morula echinata
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Engina moniliferaPease, 1860
  • Engina noduliferaPease, W.H. 1860
  • Ricinula echinataReeve, 1846

Morula echinata, common name the prickled-armed ricinula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific; also off Taiwan and Australia (Queensland).

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References

  1. 1 2 Morula echinata (Reeve, 1846) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.