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Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816) 
AphiaID: 605273

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Muricidae (Family) > Ergalataxinae (Subfamily) > Morula (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Morula Schumacher, 1817
Synonymised
taxa
  Drupa aspera (Lamarck, 1816)
Morula (Morula) aspera (Lamarck, 1816)
Ricinula aspera Lamarck, 1816 (original combination)
Sources  basis of record: Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 87 [details]


additional source: Claremont M., Houart R., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies (2013) 79: 19–29., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus [details]

basis of record (from synonym): Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

identification resource (from synonym): Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. Pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605273
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2012-07-02 14:26:34Z  created  Rosenberg, Gary
2013-01-26 07:34:39Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605273 on 2013-06-19
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