| Morula uva | |
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| Morula uva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Morula |
| Species: | M. uva |
| Binomial name | |
| Morula uva (Röding, 1798) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Morula uva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
Morula uva has a shell that can be either colored white or purple with rows of dark tubercles. [2] The mouth has a shade color of light violet with toothlike projections. [2] There are various sizes and lengths of M. uva, some can be 15mm by 9mm, others can be smaller. [2]
Morula uva can be found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, which includes: the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania, Iluka and Woolgoolga, New South Wales, and Hawaii. [3]
Morula uva are scavengers and hunt their prey, whether it be fellow marine gastropod mollusk or other. [2] In boulder zone habitats, M. uva competes with Drupa ricinus when feeding on Denropoma. [4] In mid-reef flat rocky substratum, where Dendropoma are less common, Morula uva feed mainly upon small individuals or small species of the herbivorous gastropod family Cerithiidae. [4]
Uses of Morula uva vary in their design of their shells. [5] Just like other gastropods, their shells are used for ornamental value or shaped into toys and models. [5] Another use is artists using the shells as a canvas and paint their creative ideas onto the shell and sell them to customers. [5]
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