OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Coralliophila (Coralliophila) violacea (Kiener, 1836)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Murex neritoideus Gmelin, 1791
Fusus neritoideus (Gmelin, 1791)
Pyrula neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
Purpura neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
Coralliophila neritoides (Gmelin, 1791)
Coralliophila violacea (Kiener, 1836)
Purpura diversiformis Kiener, 1836
Purpura violacea Kiener, 1836
Coralliophila (Coralliophila) violacea (Kiener, 1836)
Purpura squamulosa Reeve, 1846
Common Name
Violet-mouthed Coral Shell p.142, pl.422 Coleman, N. 1975.
Distribution
Rehder, 1980 (Rehde1980x15): "Throughout the entire Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Clipperton, and Easter Island. ...also ...from Cocos Island."
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Easter Island Group
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island
Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.36
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.163, no. 4
Keywords
depth: intertidal Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
depth: subtidal Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
habitat: tide pools Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
substrate: coral Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 75
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila H. & A. Adams, 1853
Coralliophila (Coralliophila) H. & A. Adams, 1853
Coralliophila (Coralliophila) violacea (Kiener, 1836)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=76445) created by benamy on 2002-08-20. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-18.