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Morula japonica

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Morula japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Morula
Species:
M. japonica
Binomial name
Morula japonica
(Sowerby, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa andrewsi (E. A. Smith, 1909)
  • Morula (Habromorula) japonica (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pentadactylus japonicus Sowerby, 1903
  • Sistrum (Ricinula) morus var. borealis Pilsbry, 1904
  • Sistrum andrewsi Smith, 1909

Morula japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b Morula japonica (Sowerby, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Smith, E. A. (1909). List of Mollusca from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8: 369–372.
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