African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Morula Schumacher, 1817

AphiaID

204124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204124)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ergalataxinae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

Orig. name

Morula Schumacher, 1817

Synonymised names

Morula (Habromorula) Houart, 1995 · alternative representation

Morula (Morula) Schumacher, 1817 · alternative representation

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Species Morula angulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)
Species Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Morula biconica (Blainville, 1832)
Species Morula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)
Species Morula coronata (H. Adams, 1869)
Species Morula dichrous (Tapparone Canefri, 1881)
Species Morula echinata (Reeve, 1846)
Species Morula spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
Species Morula uva (Röding, 1798)
Subgenus Morula (Azumamorula) W. K. Emerson, 1968 accepted as Azumamorula W. K. Emerson, 1968
1. Species Morula (Azumamorula) mutica (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Azumamorula mutica (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Morula anaxares (Kiener, 1836) accepted as Muricodrupa anaxares (Kiener, 1836)
Species Morula cancellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
Species Morula concatenata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Drupella rugosa (Born, 1778)
Species Morula elata (Blainville, 1832) accepted as Drupella cornus (Röding, 1798)
Species Morula fenestrata (Blainville, 1832) accepted as Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
Species Morula granulata (Duclos, 1832) accepted as Tenguella granulata (Duclos, 1832)
Species Morula margariticola (Broderip, 1833) accepted as Drupella margariticola (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Morula marginatra (Blainville, 1832) accepted as Neothais marginatra (Blainville, 1832)
Species Morula mutica (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Azumamorula mutica (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Morula nodosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) accepted as Semiricinula nodosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Species Morula nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845) accepted as Claremontiella nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Species Morula ocellata (Reeve, 1846) accepted as Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
Species Morula rosea (Reeve, 1846) accepted as Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1846)
Species Morula squamilirata (E. A. Smith, 1903) accepted as Spinidrupa infans (E. A. Smith, 1884)
Species Morula squamosa (Pease, 1868) accepted as Semiricinula squamosa (Pease, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Morula tuberculata (Blainville, 1832) accepted as Tenguella granulata (Duclos, 1832)
Subgenus Morula (Habromorula) Houart, 1995 represented as Morula Schumacher, 1817
1. Species Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832) represented as Morula biconica (Blainville, 1832)
2. Species Morula (Habromorula) dichrous (Tapparone Canefri, 1881) represented as Morula dichrous (Tapparone Canefri, 1881)
3. Species Morula (Habromorula) spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) represented as Morula spinosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
Subgenus Morula (Morula) Schumacher, 1817 represented as Morula Schumacher, 1817
1. Species Morula (Morula) anaxares (Kiener, 1836) accepted as Muricodrupa anaxares (Kiener, 1836)
2. Species Morula (Morula) granulata (Duclos, 1832) accepted as Tenguella granulata (Duclos, 1832)
3. Species Morula (Morula) nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845) accepted as Claremontiella nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
4. Species Morula (Morula) angulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) represented as Morula angulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)
5. Species Morula (Morula) aspera (Lamarck, 1816) represented as Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816)
6. Species Morula (Morula) echinata (Reeve, 1846) represented as Morula echinata (Reeve, 1846)
7. Species Morula (Morula) uva (Röding, 1798) represented as Morula uva (Röding, 1798)

Environment

marine

Original description

Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 68, 227 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Morula Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204124 on 2024-04-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Morula Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204124 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-03-01 15:31:58Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1998-05-26 15:52:37Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-03-30 11:31:32Z

changed

Vandepitte, Leen

2009-06-05 00:35:10Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2009-07-02 16:31:59Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2009-07-06 20:11:39Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2013-12-13 23:58:56Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-04-07 15:04:52Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 68, 227 [details]

taxonomy source Houart, R. (2002). Comments on a group of small Morula s.s. species (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Rapaninae) from the Indo-West Pacific with the description of two new species. Novapex. 3 (4): 97-118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257315 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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Morula uva

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