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Magilus antiquus

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Magilus antiquus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Description

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The shell size varies between 20 mm and 150 mm

Distribution

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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

References

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  1. ^ Magilus antiquus Montfort. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 March 2011.
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
  • 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): 557
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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  • "Magilus antiquus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 March 2011.