WoRMS taxon details
Morum berschaueri Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2015
847835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:847835)
accepted
Species
marine
Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. (2015). A new cypraeid subspecies and a new <i>Morum</i> from the Brazilian molluscan Province. <em>The Festivus.</em> 47(2): 115-125., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53961635
page(s): 120, figs 4A-F [details]
page(s): 120, figs 4A-F [details]
Type locality contained in Brazil
type locality contained in Brazil [details]
Distribution Confirmed records are known only from the southern half of Espirito Santo State, Brazil, particularly in the Guarapari...
Distribution Confirmed records are known only from the southern half of Espirito Santo State, Brazil, particularly in the Guarapari area. The species may extend southward into northern Rio de Janeiro State. A dwarf form, measuring only around 19 mm in length, has been collected in northern Espirito Santo State and southernmost Bahia State. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Morum berschaueri Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=847835 on 2026-08-12
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Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. (2015). A new cypraeid subspecies and a new <i>Morum</i> from the Brazilian molluscan Province. <em>The Festivus.</em> 47(2): 115-125., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53961635
page(s): 120, figs 4A-F [details]
page(s): 120, figs 4A-F [details]
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Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2020). A review of the genus <i>Morum</i> (Gastropoda: Harpidae) in the Western Atlantic, with the description of two new species from Brazil. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 60-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.54173/f521060
page(s): 64, figs 2C-D [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 64, figs 2C-D [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Confirmed records are known only from the southern half of Espirito Santo State, Brazil, particularly in the Guarapari area. The species may extend southward into northern Rio de Janeiro State. A dwarf form, measuring only around 19 mm in length, has been collected in northern Espirito Santo State and southernmost Bahia State. [details]
