Oppomorus
Oppomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Genus: | Oppomorus Iredale, 1937 |
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| Purpura nodulifera Menke, 1829 | |
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Morula (Oppomorus) Iredale, 1937 | |
Species
Species within the genus Oppomorus include:
- Oppomorus funiculatus (Reeve, 1846)
- Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
- Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)
Distribution
This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia.
References
- Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2016). Oppomorus Iredale, 1937. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716640 on 2016-05-12
- Iredale, 1937 ,the Australian Zoologist, 8(4): 258
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