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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: CORALLIOPHILINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Coralliophilinae (Subfamily)
> Latiaxis (Genus)
> pilsbryi (Species)
Images: Latiaxis pilsbryi Hirase, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: CORALLIOPHILINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Coralliophilinae (Subfamily)
> Latiaxis (Genus)
> pilsbryi (Species)
Details: Latiaxis pilsbryi Hirase, 1908
Size/Grows to:
Width 7.7mm, Height 5.2mm
Distribution:
Western Pacific, Kermadec Islands, 366-422 metres
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Oliverio, M. 2009 The Recent Coralliophilinae of the New Zealand region, with descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae), Molluscan Research, 29(3) (p.168)
  • Hirase, Y. 1908 On Japanese marine Mollusca 2, with the descriptions of new species of Muricidae and Buccinidae, The Conchological Magazine, 2 (p.69) Original Description

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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil