Coralliophila kalafuti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Coralliophila kalafuti (Petuch, 1987)
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Description
editOriginal 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."[2]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "Off Harry Harris State Park,
South-Eastern end of Key Largo, Florida Keys, USA."[3]
References
edit- ^ 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
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