WoRMS name details
Murex kiiensis Kira, 1959
404528 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404528)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
- Forma Murex kiiensis f. nagaidesu Shikama, 1970 accepted as Vokesimurex kiiensis (Kira, 1959) (synonym)
marine
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. Murex kiiensis Kira, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404528 on 2025-05-10
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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]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Kira, 1955, pl.23, fig.10 invalid, no description [details]
