''Morum'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily
Moruminae of the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family is temporarily classified in the superfamily Neogastropoda incertae sedis. MolluscaBase eds. (2 ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Morum'' Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390898 on 2019-01-13]
Species
Species within the genus ''Morum'' include:
* ''
Morum alfi''
Thach, 2018
* ''
Morum amabile''
Shikama, 1973
* ''
Morum bayeri''
Petuch, 2001
* ''
Morum berschaueri''
Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2015
* ''
Morum bruuni''
(Powell, 1979)
* ''
Morum cancellatum''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1824)
* ''
Morum clatratum''
Bouchet, 2002
* ''
Morum concilium''
D. Monsecour, K. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2018
* ''
Morum damasoi
''Morum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Moruminae of the family Harpidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Morum'' Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...
''
Petuch & Berschauer, 2020
* ''
Morum dennisoni''
(Reeve, 1842)
* ''
Morum exquisitum''
(A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Morum fatimae''
Poppe & Brulet, 1999
* † ''
Morum finlayi
''Morum finlayi'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
...
''
(Laws, 1932)
* ''
Morum grande
''Morum grande'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.
Description
Distribution
The snail lives near the Philippines in the Benthic zone
The benthic zone is the ecological region a ...
''
(A. Adams, 1855)
* † ''
Morum harpaforme
''Morum harpaforme'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk ...
''
Powell & Bartrum, 1929
* ''
Morum inerme
''Morum inerme'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Harpidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Morum inerme'' Lorenz, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=ta ...
''
Lorenz, 2014
* ''
Morum janae
''Morum janae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Harpidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Morum janae'' D. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...
''
D. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2011
* ''
Morum joelgreenei
''Morum joelgreenei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This ...
''
Emerson, 1981
* † ''
Morum jungi
''Morum jungi'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
T ...
''
Landau, 1996
* ''
Morum kreipli
''Morum kreipli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This fam ...
''
Thach, 2018
* ''
Morum kurzi
''Morum kurzi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This famil ...
''
Petuch, 1979
* ''
Morum lathraeum
''Morum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Moruminae of the family (biology), family Harpidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Morum'' Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
''
D. Monsecour, Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2019
* ''
Morum lindae''
Petuch, 1987
* ''
Morum lorenzi''
D. Monsecour, 2011
* ''
Morum macandrewi
''Morum macandrewi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1889)
* ''
Morum macdonaldi''
Emerson, 1981
* ''
Morum mariaodeteae''
Petuch & Berschauer, 2020
* ''
Morum matthewsi''
Emerson, 1967
* ''
Morum morrisoni''
D. Monsecour, Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2020
* ''
Morum ninomiyai''
Emerson, 1986
* ''
Morum oniscus
''Morum oniscus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae
The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This fami ...
''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1767)
* ''
Morum petestimpsoni''
Thach, 2017
* ''
Morum ponderosum''
(Hanley, 1858)
* ''
Morum praeclarum''
Melvill, 1919
* ''
Morum purpureum''
Röding, 1798
* ''
Morum roseum''
Bouchet, 2002
* ''
Morum strombiforme''
(Reeve, 1842)
* ''
Morum teramachii''
Kuroda & Habe, 1961
* ''
Morum tuberculosum''
(Reeve, 1842)
* ''
Morum uchiyamai''
Kuroda & Habe, 1961
* ''
Morum veleroae''
Emerson, 1968
* ''
Morum vicdani''
Emerson, 1995
* ''
Morum watanabei''
Kosuge, 1981
* ''
Morum watsoni''
Dance & Emerson, 1967
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Morum celinamarumai''
Kosuge, 1981: synonym of ''Morum joelgreenei''
Emerson, 1981
* ''Morum delectum''
Garrard, 1961: synonym of ''Morum bruuni''
(Powell, 1979)
* ''Morum lamarcki''
(Deshayes, 1844): synonym of ''Morum purpureum''
Röding, 1798
* ''Morum lamarckii''
(Deshayes, 1844):
synonym of ''Morum purpureum''
Röding, 1798
References
* Garrard, T. A. (1961). Mollusca collected by M. V. Challenge off the east coast of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. 1(5): 3-38, 2 pls.
External links
Röding, P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp.Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 ppSowerby, G. B., I. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 numbers.Link, D.H.F. (1807-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.
Gastropods described in 1798
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