Morula striata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Morula striata 002.jpg
| image_caption = A shell of Morula (Habromorula) striata
| taxon = Morula striata
| authority = (Pease, 1868)
| synonyms_ref =
| synonyms =
- Engina striata Pease, 1868 (original combination)
- Morula (Habromorula) striata (Pease, 1868)
}}
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.
{{Expand section|date=October 2016}}
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Japan.
References
{{Reflist}}
- 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.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=10010|title=Morula (Habromorula) striata|access-date=16 January 2019}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q6915072}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morula Striata}}
Category:Gastropods described in 1868
{{Ergalataxinae-stub}}