''Mipus'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Coralliophilinae
Coralliophilinae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group, a family (biology), subfamily of about 200–250 sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks commonly known as the coral snails or coral shells. This is a subfamily within the ve ...
of the
family
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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mipus'' include:
* ''
Mipus alis'' Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Mipus arbutum''
(Woolacott, 1954)
* ''
Mipus basicostatus''
Kosuge, 1988
* ''
Mipus boucheti''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Mipus brinkae''
Kosuge, 1992
* ''
Mipus coriolisi''
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004
*''
Mipus crebrilamellosus
''Mipus crebrilamellosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1913)
* ''
Mipus eugeniae''
(Bernardi, 1853)
* ''
Mipus fusiformis
''Mipus fusiformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex s ...
''
(Martens, 1902)
* ''
Mipus gyratus''
(Hinds, R.B., 1844)
* ''
Mipus intermedius''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Mipus isosceles''
(Barnard, 1959)
* ''
Mipus mamimarumai''
(Kosuge, 1981)
* ''
Mipus matsumotoi''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Mipus miyukiae''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Mipus nodosus''
(A. Adams, 1854)
* ''
Mipus rosaceus''
(E.A. Smith, 1903)
* ''
Mipus sugitanii''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Mipus tomlini''
(van Regteren Altena, 1950)
* ''
Mipus tonganus''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Mipus tortuosus
''Mipus tortuosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marr ...
''
(Azuma, 1961)
* ''
Mipus vicdani''
(Kosuge, 1980)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Mipus hotei''
Kosuge, 1985: synonym of ''
Coralliophila hotei
''Coralliophila hotei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Coralliophila hotei'' (Kosuge, 1985). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Kosuge, 1985)
* ''Mipus ovoideus''
Kosuge, 1985: synonym of ''
Coralliophila ovoidea''
(Kosuge, 1985)
References
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
Coralliophilinae
Gastropod genera
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