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Coralliophila fearnleyi

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Coralliophila fearnleyi
Different views of a shell of Coralliophila fearnleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Coralliophila
Species:
C. fearnleyi
Binomial name
Coralliophila fearnleyi
Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965
Synonyms[1]
  • Babelomurex fearnleyi (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
  • Latiaxis fearnleyi Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965 (basionym)

Coralliophila fearnleyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The length of shell varies between 33 mm and 67 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off India, Japan and Northern Australia.

References

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  • Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481–585. page(s): 492