Species of gastropod
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| Five views of a shell of Morula biconica
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M. biconica
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| Binomial name
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Morula (Habromorula) biconica
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- 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)
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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]
Description
The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm
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Distribution
This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.
