| Coralliophila kalafuti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Coralliophila |
| Species: | C. kalafuti |
| Binomial name | |
| Coralliophila kalafuti (Petuch, 1987) | |
Coralliophila kalafuti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Original description: "Shell somewhat fusiform in shape, with inflated body whorl and flaring lip; spire elevated; body whorl and spire whorls ornamented with numerous raised spiral threads, which give shell rough appearance; aperture very wide and flaring; columella with large, flaring parietal shield; parietal shield detached from shell along edges; shoulder rounded; shell color pale lilac; interior of aperture lilac-purple; columella white."
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Off Harry Harris State Park,
South-Eastern end of Key Largo, Florida Keys, USA."
References
- Coralliophila kalafuti (Petuch, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 27. Publ: CERF
- Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 27. Publ: CERF
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Coralliophila kalafuti | |
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