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Coralliophila violacea/Cebu Beauty Shells
Coralliophila violacea
Coralliophila violacea common name : the violet coral shell (Cebu Beauty), is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
These shells size ranges from 1/2 which is the common size to 1 3/4 inches
They dwell in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar and Tanzania, in the Indo-Pacific region and along the Galapagos Islands
These are Small & bulbous shells, generally covered with a calcareous deposit. The body whorl has numerous fine, spiral lines and the Operculum is present. Its exterior is a dirty white & the aperture is usually violet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Coralliophilinae
Genus: Coralliophila
Species: C. violacea
Binomial name: Coralliophila violacea
Kiener, 1836
(REF: Coralliophila violacea Kiener, 1836. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species )
One approximately 5/8 of an inch Cebu Beauty Shell...... OUT OF STOCK