Morula nodulosa

Morula nodulosa, common name : the blackberry drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Morula nodulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Morula
Species:
M. nodulosa
Binomial name
Morula nodulosa
(C.B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura nodulosa C.B. Adams, 1845 (basionym)
  • Ricinula ferruginosa Reeve, 1846
  • Trachypollia nodulosa (C.B. Adams, 1845)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola and Gabon.

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References
  1. Morula nodulosa (C.B. Adams, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Trachypollia nodulosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.


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