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Homalocantha anatomica

Homalocantha anatomica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Taxonomy
• Subspecies Homalocantha anatomica anatomica Perry, 1811 • Subspecies Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 : synonym of Homalocantha elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 • Subspecies Homalocantha anatomica pele H. A. Pilsbry, 1918 • Variety Homalocantha anatomica var. zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960 : synonym of Homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch, 1960) ==Distribution==
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and throughout the Indo-Western Pacific, from Japan, Philippines and Fiji to the Hawaiian Islands. of Homalocantha anatomica from Japan on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano ==Description==
Description
Adult shell size of Homalocantha anatomica varies between 38 mm and 63 mm. ==Biology==
Biology
These sea snails feed primarily on boring mussels in reef rocks. ==References==
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