Coralliophila francoisi

Coralliophila francoisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Coralliophila francoisi
Shell of Coralliophila francoisi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. francoisi
Binomial name
Coralliophila francoisi
Bozzetti, 2006[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 42.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar..

References
  1. Bozzetti. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 53 (4) : 4–5. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Coralliophila francoisi Bozzetti, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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