Coralliophila giton
| Coralliophila giton | |
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| Shell of Coralliophila giton (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Coralliophila |
| Species: | C. giton
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| Binomial name | |
| Coralliophila giton (Dautzenberg, 1891)
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| Synonyms | |
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Purpura giton Dautzenberg, 1891 | |
Coralliophila giton is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Senegal.
References
[edit]- ^ Coralliophila giton (Dautzenberg, 1891). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Adanson, M., 1757 Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages, p. 275 p, 18 pls
- Dautzenberg, P., 1891. Voyage de la Goelette Melita aux Canaries et au Sénégal, 1889-1890. Mollusques Testacés. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 16-65, 1pl
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