Oppomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Oppomorus | |
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| Oppomorus noduliferus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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] | |
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Morula (Oppomorus) Iredale, 1937 | |
Species edit
Species within the genus Oppomorus include:
- Oppomorus funiculatus (Reeve, 1846)
- Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
- Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)
Distribution edit
This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia.
References edit
- ^ a b "Oppomorus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links edit
- 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
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