Morula biconica
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature16–30 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Morula biconica, the biconic rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Morula biconica”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- コムラサキレイシダマシ
Other scientific names: Drupa biconica, Engina slootsi, Habromorula biconica, Morula (Habromorula) biconica, Purpura biconica, Ricinula biconica
Similar species
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 428 open-data records from 1832 to 2012.
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