Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific Author Oliverio, Marco John T. Huber text Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 481 586 journal article 978-2-85653-614-8 1243-4442 Coralliophila persica Melvill, 1897 Fig. 12 Coralliophila persica Melvill, 1897: 6 , pl. 6, fig. 4. Synonym: Coralliophila emimarumai Kosuge, 1981 a: 61, pl. 15, figs 8-9. TYPE MATERIAL. — Coralliophila persica : holotype BMNH 1879.7 .30.115, figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985, pl. 49, fig. 3) . — Coralliophila emimarumai : holotype IMT 8061 [not seen], figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 7, fig. 2 and pl.39, fig. 4), “transferred to the collection of Mr Masaji Suzuki” ( Kosuge 1992: 158 ) . TYPE LOCALITY. — C. persica : Persian Gulf. — C. emimarumai : South China Sea , about 150 m . MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia proper . LAGON: 12); stn 216, 21°53’S , 165°49’E , 14 m , 1 dd; stn 1023, Secteur stn 152, Ile Ouen-Baie du Prony 22°32’S , 166°43’E , 23 m , 2 dd; de Poum , 20°04’S , 163°52’E , 27 m , 1 dd; stn 1214, Secteur des stn 175, Baie de St Vincent , 22°06’S , 166°06’E , 17 m , 1 dd (Fig. Belep, 19°50’S , 163°37’E , 29 m , 1 dd. DISTRIBUTION. — Indian Ocean, from South Africa (Kosuge 2008), Somalia ( Kosuge 1993 ) and eastern Arabia “offshore” ( Bosch et al . 1995 ). From Kii Peninsula ( Japan ), southward to China Sea, the Philippines (Tsuchiya 2000). New Caledonia , empty shells in 14- 29 m . REMARKS. — Specimens from near the type locality ( Somalia , MO ) have a protoconch of 1.8 whorls, with shape and sculpture possibly indicating a prolonged intracapsular phase .