Gabriel Paladino Ibáñez, Uruguay
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Coronium acanthodes (R. B. Watson, 1882)
Coronium acanthodes is a snail from the family Muricidae, known as spiny snails. Spiny snails have a shell with more or less pronounced spines, as well as a horny operculum to close the shell opening. The family includes small to large snails with a worldwide distribution, especially in the tropical seas. There they are usually found in coral reefs, hunting for invertebrates on which they feed.
The genus Coronium currently only includes 6 described species. Coronium elegans is the type species to describe the genus. The generic name “Coronium” is an arbitrarily modified name from the Latin “corona” = crown.
Synonymised names
Trophon acanthodes R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Coronium acanthodes is a snail from the family Muricidae, known as spiny snails. Spiny snails have a shell with more or less pronounced spines, as well as a horny operculum to close the shell opening. The family includes small to large snails with a worldwide distribution, especially in the tropical seas. There they are usually found in coral reefs, hunting for invertebrates on which they feed.
The genus Coronium currently only includes 6 described species. Coronium elegans is the type species to describe the genus. The generic name “Coronium” is an arbitrarily modified name from the Latin “corona” = crown.
Synonymised names
Trophon acanthodes R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
