Coralliophila parvula

Coralliophila parvula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Coralliophila parvula
Shell of Coralliophila parvula (holotype 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. parvula
Binomial name
Coralliophila parvula
Bozzetti, 2007[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.75 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Bozzetti (2007). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 57 (4) : 6–10. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Coralliophila parvula Bozzetti, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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