Coralliophila fimbriata

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Coralliophila fimbriata
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Coralliophila fimbriata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Coralliophila
Species:
C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Coralliophila fimbriata
(A. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Concholepas fimbriata A. Adams, 1852 (basionym)
  • Coralliobia cancellata Pease, 1861
  • Coralliobia densicostata Shikama, 1963
  • Coralliobia fimbriata (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Coralliobia sculptilis Pease, 1865
  • Coralliobia smithi Yen, 1942
  • Leptoconchus fimbriatus (A. Adams, 1852)
  • Magilus fimbriatus A. Adams

Coralliophila fimbriata 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 8 mm and 27 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin and in the Indo-West Pacific.

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