Morula whiteheadae

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Morula whiteheadae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Morula
Species:
M. whiteheadae
Binomial name
Morula whiteheadae
Houart, 2004 [1]
Synonyms

Morula (Habromorula) whiteheadaeHouart, 2004

Morula whiteheadae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [2] The species was named in honour of Thora Whitehead. [3]

References

  1. Houart. 2004e. Review of Recent species of Morula (Oppomorus), M. (Azumamorula), and M. (Habromorula) (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae)Novapex 5(4) : 91-130. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Morula whiteheadae Houart, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  3. "Thora P. Whitehead | Shellers From the Past and Present". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 5 December 2021.