Muricidae – Coralliophilinae: Coralliophila (Mipus) nodosa (A. Adams, 1854) (‘nodose coral-snail’)
Synonym(s): nodosa A. Adams, 1854.
Typical shell-length 30 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on hard corals, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a rare species.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Coralliophilinae
Genus: Coralliophila
Localities for Coralliophila nodosa
Coralliophila nodosa Bicheno: Courland Bay
Coralliophila nodosa Bicheno: Diamond Island
Coralliophila nodosa Bicheno: Waubs Beach
Coralliophila nodosa Clifton Beach: western end
Coralliophila nodosa Coles Bay: Honeymoon Bay
Coralliophila nodosa Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
Coralliophila nodosa East Wynyard: beach
Coralliophila nodosa Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Coralliophila nodosa North Bruny Island: Dennes Point
Coralliophila nodosa Nubeena: Roaring Beach
Coralliophila nodosa Pirates Bay: Fossil Island
Coralliophila nodosa Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Coralliophila nodosa Seymour Beach: northern end
Coralliophila nodosa Stanley: Halfmoon Bay
Coralliophila nodosa The Gardens
Coralliophila nodosa West Ulverstone: Picnic Point: beach to W
