Morum oniscus

Author
Linnaeus, 1767
Common Names
  • Atlantic Morum

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
72 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Brazil; Bermuda
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • hard substrate
  • seagrass
References

  • Boudreaux, W. W. 1987. Comparison of molluscan reef flat assemblages from four reefs of the Campeche Bank, Yucatan, Mexico. Master's thesis, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, Texas. vi + 47 pp.

  • Branham, [M. R.]. 1954. Shells along the Florida Shore. Florida Speaks, St. Petersburg. 38 pp.

  • Clench, W. J., and R. T. Abbott. 1943a. The genera Cypraecassis, Morum, Sconsia and Dalium in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(9): 1–8.

  • Smith, M. 1945. East Coast Marine Shells. Edward Brothers, Ann Arbor, Michigan. vii + 314 pp.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-07-2024.

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