[2] The genus Coralliophila is most probably polyphyletic and should be restricted to the species most closely related to the type species.

[3][4] Species in the genus Hirtomurex, situated in the Indo-West Pacific are not clearly distinguishable from the species in the genus Coralliophila sensu lato (in the broad sense) found in the Eastern Atlantic.

[5] The outer and inner lips of the shell are irregular.

They are moderate, not produced into an extended process closing the aperture.

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