Morula striata

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| image_caption = A shell of Morula (Habromorula) striata

| taxon = Morula striata

| authority = (Pease, 1868)

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  • Engina striata Pease, 1868 (original combination)
  • Morula (Habromorula) striata (Pease, 1868)

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Morula (Habromorula) striata, common name the striate rock shell, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|408248|Morula striata (Pease, 1868)||24 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Japan.

References

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  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.