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Coralliophila basileus

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Species of gastropod

Coralliophila basileus
Shell of Coralliophila basileus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Coralliophila
Species: C. basileus
Binomial name
Coralliophila basileus
(Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
Synonyms
  • Pseudomurex basileus Dautzenberg and Fischer, 1896
  • Pseudomurex monterosatoi Locard, 1897 (dubious synonym)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 23.2 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species was found in the Bay of Biscay.

References

  1. Coralliophila basileus (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
  • Oliverio M. & Gofas S. (2006). Coralliophiline diversity at mid-Atlantic seamounts (Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Coralliophilinae). Bulletin of Marine Science 79(1): 205-230

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Taxon identifiers
Coralliophila basileus


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