OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Morula (Morula) marginalba Blainville, 1832
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Purpura marginalba Blainville, 1832
Common Name
Mulberry Whelk p.44 Wilson, B. 1994.
White Lip Castor Bean p.no. 11 Cotton, B.C. 1956.
Kuchikire-reishi-damashi G2323 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G2323] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
Eastern Australia south to Sydney {Wilson1993B}
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
Keywords
depth: intertidal [
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habitat: rock platform [
]
References
Anderson, D.T. 1966. p.244-245 Biology and ecology
Wilson, B. 1994. p.44 General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.92, pl. 61, fig. 8 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Rapaninae Gray, 1853
Morula Schumacher, 1817
Morula (Morula) Schumacher, 1817
Morula (Morula) marginalba Blainville, 1832
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11250) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.