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Establish a new name for the species Coralliophila tokioi to prevent confusion in classification.

April 8, 2026Open Access

New name of Coralliophila

Key Points

Establish a new name for the species Coralliophila tokioi to prevent confusion in classification.
Review of previous nomenclature related to Coralliophila species
Identification of preoccupied names
Publication of nomen novum in a scholarly journal.
Established Coralliophila tokioi as a new name for Coralliophila fusiformis
Resolved naming conflicts due to preoccupation by another species
Ensured accurate taxonomy for reference and future research.

Abstract

Restricted-access scholarly reference copy of: Kosuge, S. (1985). New name of Coralliophila. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō. 2(3): 57. This archived record preserves a restricted bibliographic and nomenclatural reference copy of the original publication in which Coralliophila tokioi Kosuge, 1985 was introduced as a nomen novum. On page 57, under the heading “New Name of Coralliophila,” Kosuge established Coralliophila tokioi nom. nov. for Coralliophila fusiformis Shikama, 1971, preoccupied by Coralliophila fusiformis Dall, 1889. Deposited in the IMS repository as a restricted bibliographic reference copy. Metadata are public for citation and source traceability. Copyright in the original publication remains with the respective rights holder(s). No rights in the original work are claimed by this deposit. MolluscaBase SourceID: 501761. Relevant taxon: Coralliophila tokioi Kosuge, 1985.

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