Oppomorus

Oppomorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Oppomorus
Iredale, 1937
Type species
Purpura nodulifera Menke, 1829
Synonyms

Morula (Oppomorus) Iredale, 1937

Oppomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Oppomorus include:

  • Oppomorus funiculatus (Reeve, 1846)
  • Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
  • Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)

Distribution

This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia.

References

  1. Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2016). Oppomorus Iredale, 1937. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716640 on 2016-05-12
  • Iredale, 1937 ,the Australian Zoologist, 8(4): 258


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