Morula chrysostoma

Morula chrysostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Morula
Species:	M. chrysostoma
Binomial name
	Morula chrysostoma; (Deshayes, 1844)
Synonyms
	Drupa chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844); Morula (Morula) chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844); Morulina chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844); Purpura chrysostoma Deshayes, 1844 (basionym); Ricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844); Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844);

Morula chrysostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1] The shell size varies between 15 mm and 20 mm. This species is distributed in the Red Sea, along Aden and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Morula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2020.

Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

External links[]

"Drupa (Drupa) chrysostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

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[WoRMS-1] Morula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2020.

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