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Morula coronata

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Morula coronata
Morula coronata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 coronata H. 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]

Description

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. doi:10.10520/AJA03040798_631.
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp.176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.