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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 RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ ]
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.