''Hirtomurex'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Coralliophilinae
Coralliophilinae is a taxonomic group, a subfamily of about 200–250 sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks commonly known as the coral snails or coral shells. This is a subfamily within the very large family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.
...
, the coral snails, within the
family
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Muricidae
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, the murex snails and rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Hirtomurex'' include:
* ''
Hirtomurex filiaregis
''Hirtomurex filiaregis'' 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 ...
''
(Kurohara, 1959)
* ''
Hirtomurex guoi
''Hirtomurex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Hirtomurex'' include:
* ...
''
Lai & B.-S. Jung, 2016
* ''
Hirtomurex isshikiensis'' (Shikama, 1971)
* ''
Hirtomurex kawamurai''
(Shikama, 1978)
* ''
Hirtomurex marshalli''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Hirtomurex nakamurai
''Hirtomurex nakamurai'' is a species of sea snail. It is 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), affini ...
''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Hirtomurex oyamai''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Hirtomurex scobina
''Hirtomurex scobina'' 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 m ...
''
(Kilburn, 1973)
* ''
Hirtomurex senticosus''
(H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863)
* ''
Hirtomurex squamosus'' (
Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838)
* ''
Hirtomurex tangaroa''
Marshall & Oliverio, 2009
* ''
Hirtomurex taranui''
Marshall & Oliverio, 2009
* ''
Hirtomurex teramachii
''Hirtomurex teramachii'' 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 ...
''
(Kuroda, 1959)
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Hirtomurex winckworthi
''Hirtomurex winckworthi'' 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 kno ...
''
(Fulton, 1930)
References
* Coen, G. (1922). Del genere Pseudomurex (Monterosato, 1872). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Pavia. 61: 68–71, pl. 2. note: as subgenus of Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872
* Oliverio, M. (2008). ''Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific.'' in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 481-585.
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