Oppomorus

Genus of gastropods

Oppomorus
Oppomorus noduliferus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Oppomorus
Iredale, 1937
Type species
Purpura nodulifera Menke, 1829
Synonyms[1]

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. ^ a b "Oppomorus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

External links

  • Claremont, M.; Houart, R.; Williams, S. T.; Reid, D. G. (2012). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 79(1): 19-29
  • Iredale, T. (1937). Mollusca. In: Whitley, G. P. (ed). Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, South Pacific Ocean. Australian Zoologist. 8(4): 232-261, pls 15-17
Taxon identifiers
Oppomorus


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