''Morum inerme'' is a
species
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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 ...
, a
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
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, in the
family
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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 inerme'' Lorenz, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759287 on 2019-01-13]
Description
The length of the shell attains 45.3 mm.
Distribution
The holotype of this species was found on the
Nazareth Bank
Nazareth Bank is a large submerged bank in the Indian Ocean.
Geography
It lies about 1,040 km east of northern Madagascar and 280 km south of the Saya de Malha Bank. The closest land is Cargados Carajos shoals, a small and remote dependency of ...
, western Indian Ocean.
References
* Lorenz F. (2014) A new species of Morum from the western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda: Harpidae). Conchylia 44(3-4): 2-5.
inerme
Gastropods described in 2014
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