Coralliophila australis

Coralliophila australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Coralliophila australis
Shell of Coralliophila australis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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C. australis
Binomial name
Coralliophila australis
Oliverio, 2009[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 37.5 mm.

Coralliophila australis is predator that eats sessile prey.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

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