Coralliophila giton

Coralliophila giton
Shell of Coralliophila giton (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Coralliophila
Species:	C. giton
Binomial name
Coralliophila giton (Dautzenberg, 1891)
Synonyms
Purpura giton Dautzenberg, 1891

Coralliophila giton is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

1. Coralliophila giton (Dautzenberg, 1891). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

• Adanson, M., 1757 Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages, p. 275 p, 18 pls
• Dautzenberg, P., 1891. Voyage de la Goelette Melita aux Canaries et au Sénégal, 1889-1890. Mollusques Testacés. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 16-65, 1pl