Morum oniscus

Morum oniscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.^[1]

Morum oniscus
Morum oniscus shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Harpidae
Genus:	Morum
Species:	M. oniscus
Binomial name
Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Cypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786 Oniscia quadriseriata Menke, 1830 Oniscia triseriata Menke, 1830 (unnecessary substitute name for Strombus oniscus) Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767 (original combination)

Distribution

This species occurs from Bermuda to southeastern Florida (Palm Beach County) and the Florida Keys; throughout the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean Sea Basin; south to the Lesser Antilles and Barbados (rare at Barbados). The species is absent from the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

Shell size 15-32 mm.