Morula biconica

Morula (Habromorula) 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]

Biconic rock shell
Five views of a shell of Morula (Habromorula) biconica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Morula
Subgenus:
Habromorula
Species:
M. biconica
Binomial name
Morula (Habromorula) biconica
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa biconica (Blainville, 1832)
  • Purpura biconica Blainville, 1832
  • Ricinula biconica (Blainville, 1832)
  • Habromorula bicatenata Reeve, L.A., 1846
  • Morula variabilis Pease, W.H., 1868
  • Engina slootsi De Jong & Coomans, 1988

Description

The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References
  1. 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
  • "Habromorula biconica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.


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