Coralliophila monodonta
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Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832)
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Coralliophila monodonta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 35 mm
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos and Madagascar. It is an introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy.
References
- ^ a b Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species 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 of 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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