Morula biconica
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Five views of a shell of Morula biconica | |
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Species: | M. biconica
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Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832)
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Morula biconica, common name : the biconic rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm
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Distribution
This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- ^ a b Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp
External links
- "Habromorula biconica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 1: 189-263, pls 9-12.
- De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp
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