Coralliophila candidissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
| Coralliophila candidissima | |
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| Shell of Coralliophila candidissima (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Coralliophila |
| Species: | C. candidissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Coralliophila candidissima Oliverio, 2008[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 481-585