Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Morula echinata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Ergalataxinae Rank Species | |
Similar Morula striata, Morula biconica, Muricodrupa fiscella, Morula, Muricodrupa | ||
Morula echinata, common name the prickled-armed ricinula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific; also off Taiwan and Australia (Queensland).
References
Morula echinata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA