Coralliophila fearnleyi
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | C. fearnleyi
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| Coralliophila fearnleyi Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965
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Coralliophila fearnleyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description[]
The length of shell varies between 33 mm and 67 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off India, Japan and Northern Australia.
References[]
- ^ a b Coralliophila fearnleyi Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 February 2011.
- 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): 492
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