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Morula granulata
Shell of "a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.The shell size varies between 18 mm and 30 mm. The conical, oblong shell is compact and contains no varices. It is covered with dark brown to black blunt knobs on a white background with spiral cords between the rows. The body whorl is covered with six rows of nodules. The outer lip is dentate with four to five teeth within. The narrow aperture is blackish. The columella and the inner lip are white." ~ wiki
"This species can be found on a rocky substrate or reef flats in the intertidal zone. It is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra Atoll, Chagos, East Coast of South Africa, Transkei, Natal, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mozambique and Tanzania, and in the Indo-West Pacific." ~ wiki >>Not found in the Gulf of Suez but common in Gulf of Aqaba
Spotted on Mar 18, 2010
Submitted on Jul 21, 2012
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