Biology:Coralliophila giton

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Coralliophila giton
Coralliophila giton (MNHN-IM-2000-796).jpeg
Shell of Coralliophila giton (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
Genus:
Coralliophila
Species:
C. giton
Binomial name
Coralliophila giton
(Dautzenberg, 1891)
Synonyms

Purpura giton Dautzenberg, 1891

Coralliophila giton is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

  1. ↑ Coralliophila giton (Dautzenberg, 1891). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Adanson, M., 1757 Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages, p. 275 p, 18 pls
  • Dautzenberg, P., 1891. Voyage de la Goelette Melita aux Canaries et au Sénégal, 1889-1890. Mollusques Testacés. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 16-65, 1pl

Wikidata ☰ Q283730 entry




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