Coralliophila kalafuti

Coralliophila kalafuti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Coralliophila kalafuti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
Genus:
Coralliophila
Species:
C. kalafuti
Binomial name
Coralliophila kalafuti
(Petuch, 1987)

Description

Original description: "Shell somewhat fusiform in shape, with inflated body whorl and flaring lip; spire elevated; body whorl and spire whorls ornamented with numerous raised spiral threads, which give shell rough appearance; aperture very wide and flaring; columella with large, flaring parietal shield; parietal shield detached from shell along edges; shoulder rounded; shell color pale lilac; interior of aperture lilac-purple; columella white."[2]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Off Harry Harris State Park,
South-Eastern end of Key Largo, Florida Keys, USA."[3]

References
  1. Coralliophila kalafuti (Petuch, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 27. Publ: CERF
  3. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 27. Publ: CERF


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