Coralliophila porphyroleuca
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| Coralliophila porphyroleuca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Coralliophilinae |
| Genus: | Coralliophila |
| Species: | C. porphyroleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Coralliophila porphyroleuca (Crosse, 1870) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Purpura porphyroleuca Crosse, 1870 | |
Coralliophila porphyroleuca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
The shell attains a length of 21.6 mm.
