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Coralliophilinae > Coralliophila
erosa
Family
Muricidae
Subfamily
Coralliophilinae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Coralliophila
erosa
Kaiona, Oahu, 6 feet, 28mm
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ERODED CORAL-LOVING SHELL
Rare under
Porites coral at any depth. Operculum yellow. Attains 1.5 inches. Hawaii
& the Indo-Pacific. Reported as Coralliophila d'orbignyana
in Kay, 1979, which is now considered a form of C. erosa with
heavier sculpture. |
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