Morula spinosa
Species of gastropod
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Morula (Habromorula) spinosa, the spinose rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Morula spinosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Morula |
| Subgenus: | Habromorula |
| Species: | M. spinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Morula spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 14 and 40 mm (0.55 and 1.57 in).