North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Coralliophila kaofitorum Ri. Vega[-Luz], Ro. Vega[-Luz] & Luque, 2002

AphiaID

181050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181050)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Original name

Coralliophila kaofitorum Ri. Vega[-Luz], Ro. Vega[-Luz] & Luque, 2002

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Vega[-Luz], Ri., Vega[-Luz], Ro. & Luque, Á. A. (2002). Coralliophila kaofitorum, a new species (Gastropoda: Coralliophilidae) from the Canary Islands living on Antipathes wollastoni (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia). The Nautilus. 116(2): 50-55, figs. 1-7., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8270582 [details]

Type data

Note Punta de Teno (28º20'N, 16º55'W [stated in...

Type locality Punta de Teno (28º20'N, 16º55'W [stated in error 17º55'], 22-24 m), Tenerife, Canary Is. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Coralliophila kaofitorum Ri. Vega[-Luz], Ro. Vega[-Luz] & Luque, 2002. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181050 on 2026-09-12

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Coralliophila kaofitorum Ri. Vega[-Luz], Ro. Vega[-Luz] & Luque, 2002. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181050 on 2026-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-09-08 10:09:47Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2026-07-02 19:17:14Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-09-07 01:27:59Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Vega[-Luz], Ri., Vega[-Luz], Ro. & Luque, Á. A. (2002). Coralliophila kaofitorum, a new species (Gastropoda: Coralliophilidae) from the Canary Islands living on Antipathes wollastoni (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia). The Nautilus. 116(2): 50-55, figs. 1-7., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8270582 [details]