Coralliophila bulbiformis

Coralliophila bulbiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]

Coralliophila bulbiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Coralliophilinae
Genus: Coralliophila
Species:
C. bulbiformis
Binomial name
Coralliophila bulbiformis
(Conrad, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
  • Coralliophila cantrainei (Montrouzier, 1861)
  • Purpura bulbiformis Conrad, 1837
  • Purpura cantrainei Montrouzier, 1861
  • Purpura gibbosa Reeve, 1846

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.[1]

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References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549861 on 2019-01-06
  2. Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.


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