Coralliophila fearnleyi
Different views of a shell of Coralliophila fearnleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
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

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

Distribution

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


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