Magilidae
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Coralliophilidae |
Magilidae is a family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Sorbeoconcha.
Members of this family are found in all tropical and subtropical seas, mostly associated with corals, sea anemones and other soft bodied coelenterates. They are near relatives of the muricids but in most species the radula is absent since they feed by suction.
[edit] Genera within the family Magilidae
[edit] References
- Naticidae (TSN 73496). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
