species: Coralliophila violacea in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Coralliophila violacea


©Anne Hoggett: Coralliophila violacea about 3.5 cm high, at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Coralliophila violacea about 3 cm high, at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

©Graham Edgar: Coralliophila violacea at lagoon entrance channel, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Muricidae
Genus Coralliophila
Species Coralliophila violacea

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Height)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Page, A.J. (1987). The feeding behaviour and biology of selected corallivorous, prosobranch gastropods from the east coast of Australia, M.Sc. thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane. LIRS catalog number 258.
  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.