Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00047

Ribbed Coral Snail

Coralliophila costularis

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Ribbed Coral Snail (Coralliophila costularis) — source-informed Atlas reconstruction of one complete historical shell; the frozen Kauaʻi status remains historical.
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About Ribbed Coral Snail

Bishop Museum TR29 coastal-survey table explicitly records Coralliophila costularis in Kauaʻi station columns.

WoRMS AphiaID 208124 lists Coralliophila costularis as accepted.

Station-level shallow coastal survey evidence satisfies nearshore scope.

Direct island-station detection under an accepted name validates historical occurrence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Coralliophila costularis
Common names
Ribbed Coral Snail
Other names
Coralliophila costularis
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical survey occurrence; no recent living Kauaʻi record independently inspected.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Coralliophila costularis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Direct island-station detection under an accepted name validates historical occurrence.

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