Superfamily Muricoidea Rank Species | ||
Similar Coralliophila, Coralliophila violacea, Coralliophila radula, Hirtomurex, Babelomurex yumimarumai | ||
Coralliophila monodonta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 35 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos and Madagascar. It is an introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy.
References
Coralliophila monodonta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA