Coralliophila
Encyclopedia
Coralliophila is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae
, the coral snails, within the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails and rock snails.
The genus Coralliophila is most probably polyphyletic and should be restricted to the species most closely related to the type species.. Species in the genus Hirtomurex
, situated in the Indo-West Pacific are not clearly distinguishable from the species in the genus Coralliophila sensu lato (in the broad sense) found in the Eastern Atlantic.
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also recognizes the following species with names in current use :
Subgenus Coralliobia H. & A. Adams, 1853
Subgenus Coralliophila H. & A. Adams, 1853
Subgenus Coralliofusus Kuroda, 1953
Subgenus Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872
The database of the Western Atlantic Marina Mollusca also mention the following species :
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae
Coralliophilinae
Coralliophilinae is a taxonomic group, a subfamily of about 200–250 sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks commonly known as the coral snails or coral shells...
, the coral snails, within the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails and rock snails.
The genus Coralliophila is most probably polyphyletic and should be restricted to the species most closely related to the type species.. Species in the genus Hirtomurex
Hirtomurex
Hirtomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Hirtomurex include:...
, situated in the Indo-West Pacific are not clearly distinguishable from the species in the genus Coralliophila sensu lato (in the broad sense) found in the Eastern Atlantic.
Species
Species within the genus Coralliophila s.l. include:- Coralliophila aberransCoralliophila aberransCoralliophila aberrans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(C. B. Adams, 1850) - Coralliophila abnormisCoralliophila abnormisCoralliophila abnormis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(E.A. Smith, 1878) - Coralliophila adansoniCoralliophila adansoniCoralliophila adansoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Kosuge & Fernandes, 1989 - Coralliophila aedoniaCoralliophila aedoniaCoralliophila aedonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.The World Register of Marine Species states that the subgenus Murex has been brought into synonymy with Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872, leaving the status of Murex ...
(Watson, 1885) - Coralliophila africanaCoralliophila africanaCoralliophila africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2001 - Coralliophila ahuiriCoralliophila ahuiriCoralliophila ahuiri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Cossignani, 2009 - Coralliophila alboangulata (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- Coralliophila amirantium E. A. Smith, 1884
- Coralliophila andamana Melvill, 1889
- Coralliophila atlantica E. A. Smith, 1890
- Coralliophila australisCoralliophila australisCoralliophila australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2009 - Coralliophila babelis Requien : synonym of Babelomurex cariniferusBabelomurex cariniferusBabelomurex cariniferus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:This species is listed in the IUCN Red List, because it was thought to be endemic endemic to Malta....
(Sowerby, 1834) - Coralliophila basileusCoralliophila basileusCoralliophila basileus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896) - Coralliophila bathusCoralliophila bathusCoralliophila bathus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Coralliophila brevisCoralliophila brevisCoralliophila brevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(de Blainville, 1832) - Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad, 1837)
- Coralliophila cancellarioideaCoralliophila cancellarioideaCoralliophila cancellarioidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-External links:*...
Oliverio, 2008 - Coralliophila candidissimaCoralliophila candidissimaCoralliophila candidissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Coralliophila caribaeaCoralliophila caribaeaCoralliophila caribaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Abbott, 1958 - Coralliophila carnosa Kosuge, 1986
- Coralliophila carolae D'Attilio & Myers, 1984
- Coralliophila clathrataCoralliophila clathrataCoralliophila clathrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(A. Adams, 1854) - Coralliophila confusa Kosuge, 1986
- Coralliophila costularisCoralliophila costularisCoralliophila costularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Coralliophila crebrilamellosa (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913)
- Coralliophila curta Sowerby III, 1894
- Coralliophila deformisCoralliophila deformisCoralliophila deformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Lamarck - Coralliophila elaborata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863
- Coralliophila elvirae D'Attilio & Emerson, 1980
- Coralliophila erosaCoralliophila erosaCoralliophila erosa, common name : the South Seas coral shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
(Röding, 1798) - Coralliophila fearnleyi (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
- Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1854)
- Coralliophila fontanangioyaeCoralliophila fontanangioyaeCoralliophila fontanangioyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-External links:*...
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2000 - Coralliophila fragosa E.A. Smith, 1910
- Coralliophila francoisiCoralliophila francoisiCoralliophila francoisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Bozzetti, 2006 - Coralliophila fritschi (Martens, 1874)
- Coralliophila galeaCoralliophila galeaCoralliophila galea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Dillwyn, 1823) - Coralliophila gitonCoralliophila gitonCoralliophila giton is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Dautzenberg, 1891) - Coralliophila guanchaCoralliophila guanchaCoralliophila guancha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Smriglio, Mariottini & Engl, 2003 - Coralliophila hayesiCoralliophila hayesiCoralliophila hayesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2001 - Coralliophila hotei Kosuge, 1985
- Coralliophila inflata (Dunker in Philippi, 1847)
- Coralliophila jarliCoralliophila jarliCoralliophila jarli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Knudsen - Coralliophila jeffreysi E. A. Smith, 1879
- Coralliophila juliamoralesaeCoralliophila juliamoralesaeCoralliophila juliamoralesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-External links:*...
Smriglio, Mariottini & Engl, 2002 - Coralliophila kalafutiCoralliophila kalafutiCoralliophila kalafuti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Petuch, 1987) - Coralliophila kaofitorumCoralliophila kaofitorumCoralliophila kaofitorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Vega, Vega & Luque, 2002 - Coralliophila knudseniCoralliophila knudseniCoralliophila knudseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2000 - Coralliophila latilirata Rehder, 1985
- Coralliophila leucostoma Kosuge, 1986
- Coralliophila madreporarumCoralliophila madreporarumCoralliophila madreporarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Sowerby, 1822) - Coralliophila marratiCoralliophila marratiCoralliophila marrati is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Knudsen - Coralliophila meyendorffiiCoralliophila meyendorffiiCoralliophila meyendorffii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Calcara, 1845) - Coralliophila mira (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932)
- Coralliophila mitraeforma Kosuge, 1985
- Coralliophila miyukiae Kosuge, 1985
- Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832)
- Coralliophila monterosatoi (Locard, 1897)
- Coralliophila nanhaiensisCoralliophila nanhaiensisCoralliophila nanhaiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Zhang & Wei, 2005 - Coralliophila nivea (A. Adams, 1853)
- Coralliophila nodosa (A. Adams, 1854)
- Coralliophila norfolkCoralliophila norfolkCoralliophila norfolk is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Coralliophila nukuhivaCoralliophila nukuhivaCoralliophila nukuhiva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Coralliophila ovoidea (Kosuge, 1985)
- Coralliophila panormitanaCoralliophila panormitanaCoralliophila panormitana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Monterosato, 1869) - Coralliophila parvulaCoralliophila parvulaCoralliophila parvula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Bozzetti, 2007 - Coralliophila patruelis (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- Coralliophila persica Melvill, 1897
- Coralliophila pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)
- Coralliophila radulaCoralliophila radulaCoralliophila radula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(A. Adams, 1855) - Coralliophila rhomboideaCoralliophila rhomboideaCoralliophila rhomboidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004 - Coralliophila richardiCoralliophila richardiCoralliophila richardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Fischer P., 1882) - Coralliophila robillardi (Liénard, 1870)
- Coralliophila roseocephala Kosuge, 1986
- Coralliophila rubrococcinea Melvill & Standen, 1901
- Coralliophila scalariformisCoralliophila scalariformisCoralliophila scalariformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Coralliophila schioetteiCoralliophila schioetteiCoralliophila schioettei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2000 - Coralliophila sertata (Hedley, 1903)
- Coralliophila sofiaeCoralliophila sofiaeCoralliophila sofiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Aradas & Benoit, 1876) - Coralliophila solutistoma Kuroda & Shikama in Shikama, 1966
- Coralliophila squamosaCoralliophila squamosaCoralliophila squamosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838) - Coralliophila squamosissimaCoralliophila squamosissimaCoralliophila squamosissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Smith, 1876) - Coralliophila squamulosa (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65)
- Coralliophila suduirautiCoralliophila suduirautiCoralliophila suduirauti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2003 - Coralliophila trigoiCoralliophila trigoiCoralliophila trigoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Mariottini, Smriglio & Rolán 2005 - Coralliophila vertigo (Kosuge, 1986)
- Coralliophila violaceaCoralliophila violaceaCoralliophila violacea, common name : the violet coral shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
Kiener, 1836 - Coralliophila xenophilaCoralliophila xenophilaCoralliophila xenophila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also recognizes the following species with names in current use :
- Coralliophila flava Kosuge, 1985
- Coralliophila infantula Kosuge, 1985
- Coralliophila morishimai Kuroda & Shikama in Shikama, 1966
- Coralliophila ohmurai Kosuge, 1985
- Coralliophila squamulosa (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65)
- Coralliophila tokioi Kosuge, 1985
Subgenus Coralliobia H. & A. Adams, 1853
- Coralliophila pterigostoma D'Attilio & Kosuge, 1988
Subgenus Coralliophila H. & A. Adams, 1853
- Coralliophila andamana Melvill, 1889
- Coralliophila arabica Melvill, 1898
- Coralliophila fragosa Smith, 1916
- Coralliophila mallicki Ladd, 1976
- Coralliophila porphyroleuca (Crosse, 1870)
- Coralliophila tetragona Kosuge, 1986
- Coralliophila wilsoni Prichard & Gatliff, 1898
Subgenus Coralliofusus Kuroda, 1953
- Coralliophila acus (Kuroda, 1953)
- Coralliophila turrita Sowerby, 1888
Subgenus Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872
- Coralliophila aedonius Watson, 1886
The database of the Western Atlantic Marina Mollusca also mention the following species :
- Coralliophila erythrostoma E. A. Smith, 1890
- Coralliophila pacei Petuch, 1987
- Coralliophila salebrosa H. & A. Adams, 1864
Species brought into synonymy :
- Coralliophila alboranensis Smriglio & Mariottini, 2003 : synonym of Coralliophila brevis (Blainville, 1832)
- Coralliophila armeniaca D'Attilio & Myers, 1984 : synonym of Coralliophila abnormis (E.A. Smith, 1878)
- Coralliophila babelis Requien : synonym of Babelomurex cariniferusBabelomurex cariniferusBabelomurex cariniferus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:This species is listed in the IUCN Red List, because it was thought to be endemic endemic to Malta....
(Sowerby, 1834) - Coralliophila barclayanus H. Adams, 1873 : synonym of Pterymarchia barclayanaPterymarchia barclayanaPterymarchia barclayana is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. -References:*...
(H. Adams, 1873) - Coralliophila cantrainei Montrouzier [in Souverbie], 1861 : synonym of Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad, 1837)
- Coralliophila confragosa H. & A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of Muricodrupa fiscellaMuricodrupa fiscellaMuricodrupa fiscella, common name : the little basket drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 14 mm and 40 mm...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Coralliophila coronata H. Adams, 1869 : synonym of Morula (Habromorula) coronataMorula coronataMorula coronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(H. Adams, 1869) - Coralliophila dissimulans Preston, 1904 : synonym of Pascula ozenneanaPascula ozenneanaPascula ozenneana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Crosse, 1861) - Coralliophila emimarumai Kosuge, 1981 accepted as Coralliophila persica Melvill, 1897
- Coralliophila fontanangioyi Smriglio & Mariottini, 2000 : synonym of Coralliophila fontanangioyae Smriglio & Mariottini, 2000
- Coralliophila groschi Kilburn, 1977 : synonym of Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1798)
- Coralliophila incompta Berry, 1960 : synonym of Attiliosa nodulosaAttiliosa nodulosaAttiliosa nodulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(A. Adams, 1854) - Coralliophila indica E.A. Smith, 1899 : synonym of Babelomurex indicusBabelomurex indicusBabelomurex indicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(E.A. Smith, 1899) - Coralliophila isosceles Barnard, 1959 : synonym of Mipus isosceles (Barnard, 1959)
- Coralliophila isshikiensis Shikama, 1971: synonym of Hirtomurex isshikiensis (Shikama, 1971)
- Coralliophila kawamurai Shikama, 1978 : synonym of Hirtomurex kawamurai (Shikama, 1978)
- Coralliophila latiaxidea Sowerby, 1893 : synonym of Lataxiena fimbriataLataxiena fimbriataLataxiena fimbriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Hinds, 1844) - Coralliophila neritoidea (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Coralliophila violaceaCoralliophila violaceaCoralliophila violacea, common name : the violet coral shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
(Kiener, 1836) - Coralliophila orbignyana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) : synonym of Coralliophila erosaCoralliophila erosaCoralliophila erosa, common name : the South Seas coral shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
(Röding, 1798) - Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1971 : synonym of Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856)
- Coralliophila pyriformis Kira, 1959 : synonym of Coralliophila radula (A. Adams, 1855)
- Coralliophila retusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Coralliophila costularis (Lamarck, 1816)
- Coralliophila rolani Bogi & Nofroni, 1984 : synonym of Nucella rolaniNucella rolaniNucella rolani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Portugal and Northwest Spain.-External links:*...
(Bogi & Nofroni, 1984) - Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1925 : synonym of Babelomurex spinosusBabelomurex spinosusBabelomurex spinosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-External links:...
(Hirase, 1908) - Coralliophila stearnsiana Dall, 1919 : synonym of Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1798)
- Coralliophila stearnsii Pilsbry, 1895 : synonym of Coralliophila squamosissima (E.A. Smith, 1876)
- Coralliophila tomlini van Regteren Altena, 1950 : synonym of Mipus tomlini (van Regteren Altena, 1950)
- Coralliophila zuluensis Barnard, 1959: synonym of Coralliophila crebrilamellosa (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913)