Mipus
Encyclopedia
Mipus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species brought into synonymy:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Mipus include:- Mipus alisMipus alisMipus alis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Mipus bouchetiMipus bouchetiMipus boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Mipus brinkae Kosuge, 1992
- Mipus coriolisiMipus coriolisiMipus coriolisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004 - Mipus crebrilamellosusMipus crebrilamellosusMipus 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:...
(Sowerby, G.B. III, 1913) - Mipus eugeniae (Bernardi, 1853)
- Mipus fusiformis (Martens, 1902)
- Mipus gyratusMipus gyratusMipus gyratus is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(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 tonganusMipus tonganusMipus tonganus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Oliverio, 2008 - Mipus tortuosus (Azuma, 1961)
- Mipus vicdaniMipus vicdaniMipus vicdani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-External links:...
(Kosuge, 1980)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Mipus ovoideus Kosuge, 1985 : synonym of Coralliophila ovoidea (Kosuge, 1985)