Morula (gastropod)

Morula
A dorsal view of a shell of Morula striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Morula
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Morula papillosa Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa (Morula) Schumacher, 1817
  • Habromorula Houart, 1995 (original rank)
  • Morula (Habromorula) Houart, 1995· accepted, alternate representation
  • Morula (Morula) Schumacher, 1817· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pentadactylus (Morula) Schumacher, 1817

Morula is a genus of small, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfalily Ergalataxinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

  1. ^ a b Morula Schumacher, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.