What does this research mean for the field?

Two previously undescribed coralliophiline taxa, Coralliophila (Hirtomurex) isshikiensis and Coralliophila fusiformis, exist in the marine environment of Southwestern Japan. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The research aims to document and describe notable species of marine gastropods from southwestern Japan.

April 8, 2026Open Access

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On Some Noteworthy Marine Gastropoda from Southwestern Japan (III)

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The research aims to document and describe notable species of marine gastropods from southwestern Japan.
Preparation of bibliographic metadata for literature on marine gastropods.
Descriptions of two coralliophiline taxa, including original descriptions.
Curated literature archive established by the Institute for Molluscan Systematics.
Two new taxa of coralliophiline gastropods were described.
Taxa included Coralliophila (Hirtomurex) isshikiensis and Coralliophila fusiformis.
The publication is part of a broader curated literature archive.

Abstract

Metadata-only bibliographic record. Shikama, T. (1971). On Some Noteworthy Marine Gastropoda from Southwestern Japan (III). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section 2 (Geol.) 18: 27–35, pl. 3. This record has been prepared within the bibliographic reference framework of the Institute for Molluscan Systematics (IMS) as part of its curated literature archive relating to Coralliophilinae and associated Muricoidea. The publication is included because it contains the original descriptions of two coralliophiline taxa: Coralliophila (Hirtomurex) isshikiensis Shikama, 1971 Coralliophila fusiformis Shikama, 1971 Source repository metadata: Author: Shikama, Tokio Title: On Some Noteworthy Marine Gastropoda from Southwestern Japan (III) Item type: Departmental bulletin paper Journal / series: 横浜国立大学理科紀要. 第二類, 生物学・地学 Volume: 18 Pages: 27–35b Publication date: 1971-12-28 Language: eng ISSN: 05135613 NCID: AN00246584 Publisher: 横浜国立大学 (Yokohama National University) Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10131/2963 Source repository file metadata: File name: KJ00004478783.pdf File size: 1.2 MB Format: application/pdf Repository version status: VoR (Version of Record) Official repository record: https://ynu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/1604 Rights note: The original publication is not redistributed here. According to the source repository, copyright in the registered content belongs to the author, publisher, academic society, or other relevant rights holder(s). This Zenodo record preserves bibliographic metadata only and serves as an IMS reference entry for scholarly and taxonomic use.

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