Morum | |
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Morum oniscus shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Harpidae |
Subfamily: | Moruminae |
Genus: | Morum Röding, 1798 |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Morum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Moruminae of the family Harpidae. [1] [2]
Species within the genus Morum include:
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