Coralliophila australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
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| Shell of Coralliophila australis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Species: | C. australis
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| Coralliophila australis Oliverio, 2009[1]
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 37.5 mm.
Coralliophila australis is predator that eats sessile prey.[2]
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.
References edit
- ^ Oliverio (2009). Zoosystema 31 (4) : 759–789. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Coralliophila australis Oliverio, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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