Mipus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Mipus include:
- Mipus alis Oliverio, 2008
- Mipus arbutum <small>(Woolacott, 1954)</small>
- Mipus basicostatus <small>Kosuge, 1988</small>
- Mipus boucheti <small>Oliverio, 2008</small>
- Mipus brinkae <small>Kosuge, 1992</small>
- Mipus coriolisi <small>Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004</small>
- Mipus crebrilamellosus <small>(G.B. Sowerby III, 1913)</small>
- Mipus eugeniae <small>(Bernardi, 1853)</small>
- Mipus fusiformis <small>(Martens, 1902)</small>
- Mipus gyratus <small>(Hinds, R.B., 1844)</small>
- Mipus intermedius <small>Kosuge, 1985</small>
- Mipus isosceles <small>(Barnard, 1959)</small>
- Mipus mamimarumai <small>(Kosuge, 1981)</small>
- Mipus matsumotoi <small>Kosuge, 1985</small>
- Mipus miyukiae <small>Kosuge, 1985</small>
- Mipus nodosus <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>
- Mipus rosaceus <small>(E.A. Smith, 1903)</small>
- Mipus sugitanii <small>Kosuge, 1985</small>
- Mipus tomlini <small>(van Regteren Altena, 1950)</small>
- Mipus tonganus <small>Oliverio, 2008</small>
- Mipus tortuosus <small>(Azuma, 1961)</small>
- Mipus vicdani <small>(Kosuge, 1980)</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Mipus hotei <small>Kosuge, 1985</small>: synonym of Coralliophila hotei <small>(Kosuge, 1985)</small>
- Mipus ovoideus <small>Kosuge, 1985</small>: synonym of Coralliophila ovoidea <small>(Kosuge, 1985)</small>
References
- 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