Morum purpureum

Species of gastropod

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

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize.

References

1. Morum purpureum Röding, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 February 2012.

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