Morula biconica, common name : the biconic rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Biconic rock shell
Five views of a shell of Morula biconica
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M. biconica
Binomial name
Morula (Habromorula) biconica
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa biconica (Blainville, 1832)
  • Engina slootsi De Jong & Coomans, 1988
  • Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpura biconica Blainville, 1832
  • Ricinula biconica (Blainville, 1832)

Description

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The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

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This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp
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  • "Habromorula biconica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  • Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1832). Disposition méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule, Licorne et Concholépas de M. de Lamarck, et description des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues, faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 1: 189-263, pls 9-12.
  • De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp