Oppomorus
{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
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| image = Oppomorus noduliferus 001.jpg
| image_caption = Oppomorus noduliferus
| taxon = Oppomorus
| authority = Iredale, 1937
| synonyms_ref = {{cite WoRMS |title=Oppomorus |id=716640 |access-date=23 February 2022}}
| synonyms = Morula (Oppomorus) Iredale, 1937
| type_species= Purpura nodulifera Menke, 1829
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Oppomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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
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External links
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eys028 Claremont, M.; Houart, R.; Williams, S. T.; Reid, D. G. (2012). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 79(1): 19-29]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709861 Iredale, T. (1937). Mollusca. In: Whitley, G. P. (ed). Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, South Pacific Ocean. Australian Zoologist. 8(4): 232-261, pls 15-17 ]
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Category:Gastropods of Australia
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