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Coralliophila meyendorffii (Calcara, 1845) 
AphiaID: 139399

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Muricidae (Family) > Coralliophilinae (Subfamily) > Coralliophila (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Synonymised
taxa		  Coralliophila (Latimurex) meyendorffii (Calcara, 1845)
 Murex meyendorffii Calcara, 1845 (original combination)
 Pseudomurex meyendorffii Calcara, 1845
Sources  basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Ávila, S.P.; Cardigos, F.; Santos, R.S. (2004). D. João de Castro Bank, a shallow water hydrothermal-vent in the Azores: checklist of marine Molluscs. Arquipélago (Ciénc. Biol. Mar./Life Mar. Sci.) 21A: 75-80 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 78 [details]

additional source: Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

status source: Kilburn, R. N. 1972. Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391-437, 15 figs. [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Modern Greek (1453-) Κοραλλοκόχυλο  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Angola [details]
Atlantic [details]
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Canary Islands [details]
Cape Esterias [details]
Cape Verde [details]
D. João de Castro Bank [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Italy [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Namibe [details]
Portugal [details]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
West Africa [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
Notes  Habitat: Known from rocky shores. [details]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Image 
Coralliophila meyendorffii
Coralliophila meyendorffii
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139399
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Coralliophila meyendorffii (Calcara, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139399 on 2013-05-25
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