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Coralliophila curacaoensis

Description

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


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9591180https://www.gbif.org/species/9591180
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Coralliophila : Coralliophila curacaoensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCoralliophilinaeChenu 1859
genusCoralliophilaH.Adams & A.Adams 1853
speciesCoralliophila curacaoensisPotkamp & Hoeksema 2017
Generic NameCoralliophila
Scientific NameCoralliophila curacaoensis Potkamp & Hoeksema, 2017
Name Published InPotkamp, Gerrit, Mark J. A. Vermeij & Bert W. Hoeksema. 2017. Genetic and morphological variation in corallivorous snails (Coralliophila spp.) living on different host corals at Curaçao, southern Caribbean. Contributions to Zoology 86(2): 111–144.
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coralliophila_curacaoensis

References

Potkamp G., Vermeij M.J.A. & Hoeksema B.W. (2017) Genetic and morphological variation in corallivorous snails (Coralliophila spp.) living on different host corals at Curaçao, southern Caribbean: Contributions to Zoology. 86(2): 111-144 - via Catalogue of Life
Potkamp G., Vermeij M.J.A. & Hoeksema B.W. (2017). Genetic and morphological variation in corallivorous snails (Coralliophila spp.) living on different host corals at Curaçao, southern Caribbean. Contributions to Zoology. 86(2): 111-144. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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