Magilus antiquus
Magilus antiquus |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Mollusca |
Class: |
Gastropoda |
(unranked): |
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: |
Muricoidea |
Family: |
Muricidae |
Subfamily: |
Coralliophilinae |
Genus: |
Magilus |
Species: |
M. antiquus |
Binomial name |
Magilus antiquus
Montfort |
Synonyms |
- Leptoconchus cumingii Deshayes, G.P., 1863
- Leptoconchus cuvieri Deshayes, G.P., 1863
- Leptoconchus ruppelli Deshayes, G.P., 1863
- Magilus antiquatus (misspelling of specific epithet)
- Magilus globulosus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872
- Magilus microcephalus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872
- Magilus peronii Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1818
- Magilus serratus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872
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Magilus antiquus, common name the Magilus coral snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 150 mm
Distribution
This species is found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania and in the Pacific Ocean along New Zealand
References
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481-585. page(s): 557
- Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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