Coralliophila porphyroleuca
Species of gastropod
| Coralliophila porphyroleuca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Coralliophilinae |
| Genus: | Coralliophila |
| Species: | C. porphyroleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Coralliophila porphyroleuca (Crosse, 1870) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Purpura porphyroleuca Crosse, 1870 | |
Coralliophila porphyroleuca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell attains a length of 21.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in Tuamotu Islands.[1] and off Tahiti.
References
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2018). Coralliophila porphyroleuca (Crosse, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287816 on 2019-01-06
- Crosse, H., 1870. Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie 18: 301-304
External links
- MNHN, Paris: syntype
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