Morula biconica

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]

Biconic rock shell
Five views of a shell of Morula biconica
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. biconica
Binomial name
Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
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)

Description

The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.