Original taxon: Murex sofiae.
30m deep, on sand, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 30mm.
The shell is more fusiform than in the other species present in Mediterranean, with a longer siphonal canal.
60-70m deep, Málaga. 31mm.
| Coralliophila sofiae (Aradas & Benoît, 1876) |
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| Azores to W. Mediterranean. Predator on sessile preys in the infralittoral-circalittoral. Often in coralligen. Original taxon: Murex sofiae. 30m deep, on sand, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 30mm. |
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| Synonym: Pseudomurex serratus Coen, 1929. The shell is more fusiform than in the other species present in Mediterranean, with a longer siphonal canal. 60-70m deep, Málaga. 31mm. |
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