Kanamarua is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.
Species
Species within the genus Kanamarua include:
- Kanamarua adonis <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Kanamarua aikeni <small>Fraussen & D. Monsecour, 2019</small>
- Kanamarua boswellae <small>(Kilburn, 1975)</small>
- Kanamarua francroberti <small>Fraussen & Lamy, 2008</small>
- Kanamarua hyatinthus <small>Shikama, 1973</small>
- Kanamarua magnifica <small>Fraussen & Chino, 2012</small>
- Kanamarua narcissisma <small>Fraussen & Lamy, 2008</small>
- Kanamarua somalica <small>(Bozzetti, 1993)</small>
- Kanamarua tazimai <small>Kuroda, 1951</small>
- Kanamarua wangae <small>D. Monsecour, Fraussen & Fei, 2017</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Kanamarua rehderi <small>Kilburn, 1977</small>: synonym of Kanamarua hyatinthus <small>Shikama, 1973</small>
References
- Kuroda T. (1951). Descriptions of a new genus of a marine gastropod, Kanamarua, gen. n., and a new species of a bivalve, Abra kanamarui, sp. n. dedicated to Mr T. Kanamaru on his 60th birthday. Venus. 16(5-8): 68-72
- Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1986 ["1985"]) Mollusca Gastropoda: Taxonomical notes on tropical deep water Buccinidae with descriptions of new taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 133: 457âÂÂ517.
- Fraussen K. & Lamy D. (2008). Revision of the genus Kanamarua Kuroda, 1951 (Gastropoda: Colubrariidae) with the description of two new species. Novapex 9(4): 129-140