Coralliophilinae

Coralliophilinae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muricoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Caenogastropoda Ordo: Neogastropoda Superfamilia: Muricoidea

Familia: Muricidae
Subfamilia: Coralliophilinae
Genera (11): Babelomurex – Coralliophila – Emozamia – Hirtomurex – Latiaxis – Leptoconchus – Liniaxis – Magilus – Mipus – Rapa – Rhizochilus

Name

Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859

Synonyms

• Coralliophilidae Chenu, 1859 (currently considered a subfamily of the Muricidae)
• Magilidae Thiele, 1925
• Rapidae Kuroda, 1941

References

• Marshall, B.A.; Oliverio, M. 2009: The Recent Coralliophilinae of the New Zealand region, with descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Molluscan research, 29: 155–173. Abstract
• Oliverio, M. 2009: Diversity of Coralliophilinae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Muricidae) at Austral Islands (South Pacific). Zoosystema, 31: 759–789. PDF

Links

• Coralliophilinae in the World Register of Marine Species