Magilus antiquus

Magilus antiquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Coralliophilinae
Genus:	Magilus
Species:	M. antiquus
Binomial name
Magilus antiquus Montfort
Synonyms
Leptoconchus cumingii Deshayes, G.P., 1863 Leptoconchus cuvieri Deshayes, G.P., 1863 Leptoconchus ruppelli Deshayes, G.P., 1863 Magilus antiquatus (misspelling of specific epithet) Magilus globulosus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 Magilus microcephalus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 Magilus peronii Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1818 Magilus serratus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872

Magilus antiquus, common name the Magilus coral snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 150 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania and in the Pacific Ocean along New Zealand

References

1. Magilus antiquus Montfort.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 March 2011.

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
• Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481-585. page(s): 557
• Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

External links

• Gastropods.com : Magilus antiquus; accessed : 12 March 2011