Morum oniscus
Species of gastropod
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Morum oniscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]
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| Morum oniscus | |
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| Morum oniscus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Harpidae |
| Genus: | Morum |
| Species: | M. oniscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
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Distribution
This species occurs from Bermuda to southeastern Florida (Palm Beach County) and the Florida Keys; throughout the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean Sea Basin; south to the Lesser Antilles and Barbados (rare at Barbados). The species is absent from the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
Shell size 15-32 mm.