WoRMS name details
Coralliophila pyriformis Kira, 1959
549869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:549869)
unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Coralliophila pyriformis Kira, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549869 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. <em>in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 196: 481-585. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 488 [details]
page(s): 488 [details]
Other
additional source
Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (1990). On the various editions of Tetsuaki Kira's “Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan” and “Shells of the Western Pacific in color Vol. 1”, with an annotated list of new names introduced. <em>Malacologia.</em> 32: 131-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13146396 [details]
