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The aim is to describe a new species of coralliophilid from Bohol Island, Philippines, and its taxonomic status.

June 12, 2026Open Access

A new coralliophilid species from Bohol Island, Philippines

Key Points

The aim is to describe a new species of coralliophilid from Bohol Island, Philippines, and its taxonomic status.
Original description of the species including morphological data and type locality information.
Collection data from deep-water fisheries at 200–300 m depth in Bohol Island.
Comparison with similar taxa and historical notes on taxonomic changes.
The species is named Latiaxis (Pseudomurex) chiangi, which is currently considered a junior synonym of Coralliophila abnormis.
Type specimens include a holotype and paratype with specified measurements and repository details.
The publication preserves important taxonomic information for scholars in malacology.

Abstract

MolluscaBase SourceID: 479544 Taxa Covered Original Description Latiaxis (Pseudomurex) chiangi Lan, 1982 Current Taxonomic Status According to MolluscaBase, Latiaxis (Pseudomurex) chiangi Lan, 1982 is currently regarded as a junior synonym of Coralliophila abnormis (E. A. Smith, 1878). Publication Details Lan, T. C. (藍子焦). 1982. A new coralliophilid species from Bohol Island, Philippines. Bulletin of Malacology Republic of China (貝類學報), 9: 23–25. Published by the Malacological Society of the Republic of China (中華民國貝類學會), December 1982. Contents This publication contains the original description of Latiaxis (Pseudomurex) chiangi Lan, 1982, including: Holotype and paratype data Type locality information Morphological description Etymology Comparative taxonomic remarks Photographic figures of the type specimens English text with accompanying Traditional Chinese summary Type Material - Holotype Height 27.3 mm; width 16.0 mm Taiwan Museum No. TM-MT8218 - Paratype Height 24.6 mm; width 13.5 mm Retained in the author’s collection at the time of publication Type Locality Bohol Island, Philippines. Collected from approximately 200–300 m depth by tangle-net fisheries. Historical Notes The species was described from deep-water material obtained from the central Philippines. The specific epithet chiangi was dedicated to Mr. C. S. Chiang of Tainan, Taiwan, who supplied additional specimens and donated the designated holotype to the Taiwan Museum. Repository Note This record preserves a digital copy of the original publication for taxonomic, nomenclatural, and historical reference purposes within the Institute for Molluscan Systematics (IMS) Reference Library. The work is relevant to research on Coralliophilinae, historical species concepts, synonymy, and the taxonomy of coral-associated gastropods. Source Provenance The digital copy archived herein was recovered from a publicly accessible Facebook posting after repeated access failures prevented retrieval from the original institutional source. The publication is preserved to facilitate scholarly access to an otherwise difficult-to-obtain taxonomic work. Language English; Chinese (Traditional script, 繁體中文). Rights Statement Copyright is believed to remain with the original author and/or publisher, the Malacological Society of the Republic of China (中華民國貝類學會). This archive is maintained for scholarly, taxonomic, nomenclatural, and historical research purposes. If a rights holder identifies a copyright concern regarding this archived copy, IMS will promptly review the matter and take appropriate action. Internal Repository Statement Maintained within the Institute for Molluscan Systematics (IMS), Tenerife, Canary Islands, as part of the IMS Reference Library and Historical Taxonomic Literature Collection.

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