Species of gastropod
| Magilus antiquus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Neogastropoda
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| Family:
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Muricidae
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| Genus:
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Magilus
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| Species:
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M. antiquus
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| Binomial name
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Magilus antiquus
Montfort, 1810
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| Synonyms
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- 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
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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
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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
