Magilus antiquus

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Magilus antiquus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Magilus
Species:
M. antiquus
Binomial name
Magilus antiquus
Montfort, 1810
Synonyms
  • Leptoconchus cumingii Deshayes, G.P., 1863
  • Leptoconchus cuvieri Deshayes, G.P., 1863
  • Leptoconchus ruppelli Deshayes, G.P., 1863
  • Magilus antiquatus (misspelling of specific epithet)
  • Magilus globulosus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872
  • Magilus microcephalus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872
  • Magilus peronii Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1818
  • Magilus serratus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872

Magilus antiquus, common name the Magilus coral snail, 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 20 mm and 150 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania and in the Pacific Ocean along New Zealand

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References

  1. Magilus antiquus Montfort . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 12 March 2011.