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Coralliophilinae > Coralliophila violacea
Updated 3/10/2013
Family
Muricidae
Subfamily
Coralliophilinae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII / EAST
PACIFIC
Coralliophila
violacea
Punalu'u, Oahu, 4 feet, 24mm
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Okoe Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet |
Puako, Hawaii, 40 feet |
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VIOLET-MOUTHED
CORAL-LOVING SHELL
Common on Porites coral at a permanent home scar. Difficult to
recognize due to heavy deposits of
coralline algae. Attains 1 inch. Hawaii & the
Indo-Pacific. Formerly known as Coralliophila neritoidea. |
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