Morula uva

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Morula uva
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Description: The Morula uva  has a white or yellow-orange shell with black tubercles.  It can reach up to 24mm. 

Habitat: This snail, Morula uva may be found under basalt rock in shallow water.  You can also find these snails on algae.
Range (include invasive, native, endemic): The Morula uva is native and lives in the Indo-West Pacific.
Trophic information: This snail eats algae.  It also eats other snails.  They eat other snails by drilling holes into their shells and then they eat the snail. 
Safety: This snail is not harmful to humans. 
Comments: If you keep the Morula uva in a tank with other snails, it may drill holes into them. 
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