Morula striata
Species of gastropod
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Morula (Habromorula) striata, common name the striate rock shell, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Morula striata | |
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| A shell of Morula (Habromorula) striata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Morula |
| Species: | M. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Morula striata (Pease, 1868) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Japan.
