Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Coralliophila violacea (Kiener, 1836)
Coralliophila violacea is a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Coralliophila violacea can be found on stony corals, including Porites corals.
This species has a small, bulbous shell, up to 4 cm, generally covered with a calcareous deposit. Operculum present. Exterior dirty white, aperture usually violet.
Simialr to Coralliophila radula.
Synonymised names:
Coralliophila (Coralliophila) violacea (Kiener, 1836)· accepted, alternate representation
Coralliophila neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791) (Invalid: basionym is a junior homonym of Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767)
Fusus neritoideus (Gmelin, 1791) (Name generally attributed to Lamarck, 1816, but in fact a new combination of Murex neritoideus of Gmelin)
Murex neritoideus Chemnitz, 1788 (Unavailable name: published in non-binominal work)
Murex neritoideus Gmelin, 1791 (non Linnaeus, 1767)
Purpura violacea Kiener, 1836 (original combination)
Pyrula neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
Coralliophila violacea is a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Coralliophila violacea can be found on stony corals, including Porites corals.
This species has a small, bulbous shell, up to 4 cm, generally covered with a calcareous deposit. Operculum present. Exterior dirty white, aperture usually violet.
Simialr to Coralliophila radula.
Synonymised names:
Coralliophila (Coralliophila) violacea (Kiener, 1836)· accepted, alternate representation
Coralliophila neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791) (Invalid: basionym is a junior homonym of Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767)
Fusus neritoideus (Gmelin, 1791) (Name generally attributed to Lamarck, 1816, but in fact a new combination of Murex neritoideus of Gmelin)
Murex neritoideus Chemnitz, 1788 (Unavailable name: published in non-binominal work)
Murex neritoideus Gmelin, 1791 (non Linnaeus, 1767)
Purpura violacea Kiener, 1836 (original combination)
Pyrula neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
