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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Morula (Oppomorus) nodulifera (Menke, 1829)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura nodulifera Menke, 1829
   Purpura chaidea Duclos, 1832
   Morula chaidea (Duclos, 1832)

Common Name

Nodule Castror Bean p.no. 12      Cotton, B.C. 1956.  
The Consumed Ricinula p.sp. 21 [as Ricinula chaidea]      Reeve, L.A. 1846.  

Distribution

New Caledonia to New Zealand and Australia {CERNOHOR1978A}. Indo-West Pacific; North West Cape, WA to central NSW {Wilson1993B}

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.146 
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast

Keywords

depth: intertidal 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.69, pl. 20, fig. 1 [ as Morula chaidea (Duclos, 1832) ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. 1937. p.258 Synonomy
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.130, pl. 11G [ as Drupa (Drupella) chaidea (Duclos, 1832) ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.45 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.45 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Morula Schumacher, 1817
                              Morula (Oppomorus) Iredale, 1937
                                Morula (Oppomorus) nodulifera (Menke, 1829)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11269) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.