Morula whiteheadae

Morula whiteheadae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2] The species was named in honour of Thora Whitehead.[3]

Morula whiteheadae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Morula
Subgenus:
Habromorula
Species:
M. whiteheadae
Binomial name
Morula whiteheadae
Houart, 2004[1]
Synonyms

Morula (Habromorula) whiteheadae Houart, 2004

References
  1. Houart. 2004e. Review of Recent species of Morula (Oppomorus), M. (Azumamorula), and M. (Habromorula) (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae)Novapex 5(4) : 91-130. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Morula whiteheadae Houart, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  3. "Thora P. Whitehead | Shellers From the Past and Present". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  • Houart R. 2004. Review of Recent species of Morula (Oppomorus), M. (Azumamorula), and M. (Habromorula) (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). Novapex 5(4): 91–130.


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