Coralliophila rashafunensis
Appearance
Coralliophila rashafunensis | |
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Shell of Coralliophila rashafunensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Coralliophilinae |
Genus: | Coralliophila |
Species: | C. rashafunensis
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Binomial name | |
Coralliophila rashafunensis Bozzetti, 2018
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Coralliophila rashafunensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 22 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Coralliophila rashafunensis Bozzetti, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1309427 on 2019-01-06
- ^ Bozzetti L. (2018). Coralliophila rashafunensis ( Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae: Coralliophilinae) nuova specie dalla Somalia Nord-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 101: 26-27.