Latiaxis is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.
Species
Species within the genus Latiaxis include:
Species mentioned in ITIS :
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also adds the following species with names in current use
Species from New Zealand :
Synonyms:
- Latiaxis armatus G.B. Sowerby III, 1912: synonym of Babelomurex armatus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1912)
- Latiaxis babelis (Requien, 1849) and Latiaxis cariniferus (Sowerby G.B. I, 1834) are synonyms for Babelomurex cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834)
- Latiaxis benoiti (Tiberi, 1855): synonym of Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855)
- Latiaxis cariniferoides Shikama, 1966: synonym of Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, 1966)
- Latiaxis cariniferus (Sowerby G.B. I, 1834): synonym of Babelomurex cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834)
- Latiaxis castaneocinctus Kosuge, 1980: synonym of Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912)
- Latiaxis chiangi Lan, 1982: synonym of Coralliophila abnormis (E.A. Smith, 1878)
- Latiaxis couturieri Jousseaume, 1898: synonym of Babelomurex couturieri (Jousseaume, 1898)
- Latiaxis echinatus Azuma, 1960: synonym of Babelomurex echinatus (Azuma, 1960)
- Latiaxis elstoni Barnard, 1962: synonym of Toxiclionella elstoni (Barnard, 1962)
- Latiaxis fearnleyi Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965: synonym of Coralliophila fearnleyi (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
- Latiaxis fenestratus Kosuge, 1980: synonym of Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971)
- Latiaxis filiaregis Kurohara, 1959: synonym of Hirtomurex filiaregis (Kurohara, 1959)
- Latiaxis fruticosus Kosuge, 1979: synonym of Babelomurex fruticosus (Kosuge, 1979)
- Latiaxis gemmatus Shikama, 1966: synonym of Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854)
- Latiaxis helenae Azuma, 1973: synonym of Babelomurex fusiformis (Martens, 1902)
- Latiaxis jeanneae D'Attilio & Myers, 1984: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908)
- Latiaxis kanamarui Shikama, 1978: synonym of Babelomurex indicus (E.A. Smith, 1899)
- Latiaxis kawanishii Kosuge, 1979: synonym of Babelomurex kawanishii (Kosuge, 1979)
- Latiaxis kieneri Hidalgo, 1904: synonym of Babelomurex indicus (E.A. Smith, 1899)
- Latiaxis kiranus Kuroda, 1959: synonym of Babelomurex indicus (E.A. Smith, 1899)
- Latiaxis macutanica Kosuge, 1979: synonym of Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854)
- Latiaxis mamimarumai Kosuge, 1981: synonym of Mipus mamimarumai (Kosuge, 1981)
- Latiaxis marumai Habe & Kosuge, 1970: synonym of Babelomurex marumai (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
- Latiaxis mediopacificus Kosuge, 1979: synonym of Babelomurex mediopacificus (Kosuge, 1979)
- Latiaxis michikoae Shikama, 1978: synonym of Babelomurex indicus (E.A. Smith, 1899)
- Latiaxis multispinosus Shikama, 1966: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908)
- Latiaxis nagahorii Kosuge, 1980: synonym of Babelomurex nagahorii (Kosuge, 1980)
- Latiaxis nakamigawai Kuroda, 1959: synonym of Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959)
- Latiaxis nakayasui Shikama, 1970: synonym of Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970)
- Latiaxis princeps: synonym of Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912)
- Latiaxis purpuraterminus Kosuge, 1979 : synonym of Babelomurex purpuraterminus (Kosuge, 1979)
- Latiaxis sallei Jousseaume, 1884 : synonym of Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, 1882)
- Latiaxis scobina Kilburn, 1973 : synonym of Hirtomurex winckworthi (Fulton, 1930)
- Latiaxis sentix (Bayer, 1971) : synonym of Babelomurex sentix (Bayer, 1971)
- Latiaxis shingomarumai Kosuge, 1981 : synonym of Babelomurex shingomarumai (Kosuge, 1981)
- Latiaxis sibogae Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Pazinotus sibogae (Schepman, 1911)
- Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908 : synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908)
- Latiaxis teramachii Kuroda, 1959 : synonym of Hirtomurex teramachii (Kuroda, 1959)
- Latiaxis tortilis A. Adams, 1867 : synonym of Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844)
- Latiaxis tortuosus Azuma, 1961 : synonym of Mipus tortuosus (Azuma, 1961)
- Latiaxis tosanus Hirase, 1908 : synonym of Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908)
- Latiaxis translucida Kosuge, 1981 : synonym of Hirtomurex winckworthi (Fulton, 1930)
- Latiaxis tuberosus Kosuge, 1980 : synonym of Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980)
- Latiaxis tumidus Kosuge, 1980 : synonym of Babelomurex tumidus (Kosuge, 1980)
- Latiaxis vicdani Kosuge, 1980: synonym of Mipus vicdani (Kosuge, 1980)
- Latiaxis winckworthi Fulton, 1930 : synonym of Hirtomurex winckworthi (Fulton, 1930)
- Latiaxis wormaldi Powell, 1971: synonym of Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971)
References
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180âÂÂ213
- Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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