Coralliophila meyendorffii Calcara 1845 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Coralliophila meyendorffi, Murex meyendorffii
Belongs to Coralliophila according to G. T. Poppe and Y. Goto 1991
See also Callapez and Ferreira Soares 2000
Sister taxa: Coralliophila (Coralliophila), Coralliophila (Fuxomurex), Coralliophila (Pseudomurex), Coralliophila abberans, Coralliophila caribaea, Coralliophila klostermanni, Coralliophila miocenica, Coralliophila neritoidea, Coralliophila nux
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Portugal (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Spain (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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