Morula nodulosa

Morula (Morula) nodulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Morula
Subgenus: Morula
Species: M. nodulosa
Binomial name
Morula (Morula) nodulosa
(C.B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura nodulosa C.B. Adams, 1845 (basionym)
  • Ricinula ferruginosa Reeve, 1846
  • Trachypollia nodulosa (C.B. Adams, 1845)

Morula (Morula) nodulosa, common name : the blackberry drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola and Gabon.

References

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