Morula chrysostoma

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.

Morula chrysostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Morula
Species:
M. chrysostoma
Binomial name
Morula chrysostoma
(Deshayes, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)
  • Morula (Morula) chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844) (accepted alternate combination)
  • Morulina chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)
  • Purpura chrysostoma Deshayes, 1844 (basionym)
  • Ricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)
  • Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)

References
  1. 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
  • "Drupa (Drupa) chrysostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.


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