Coralliophila monodonta

Coralliophila monodonta
Coralliophila monodonta
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. monodonta
Binomial name
Coralliophila monodonta
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Galeropsis madreporarum Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834
  • Galeropsis monodontus (Blainville, H.M.D. de, 1832)
  • Purpura madreporarum G.B. Sowerby I [in J. Sowerby & G.B. Sowerby I], 1834
  • Purpura monodonta Blainville, 1832 (basionym)
  • Quoyula madreporarum (Sowerby, 1832)
  • Quoyula monodonta
  • Rhizochilus madreporarum Sowerby

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

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Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 35 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos and Madagascar

References

  1. ^ a b Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832) .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549942  on 2 February 2011.
  • Odhner, N.H.J. (1919). Contribution a la faune malacologique de Madagascar. Arkiv For Zoologi, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 12(6). 52 pp, 4 pl.
  • Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis ot its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50
  • Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
  • 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): 507

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