English Translation of Tadashige Habe (1970): Original Description ofTarantellaxis kuroharai n. gen. et sp. (now Babelomurex kuroharai)(GASTROPODA: Muricidae: Coralliophilinae)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: :This study presents the first English translation of Tadashige Habe’s (1970) protologue of Tarantellaxis kuroharai n. gen. et sp., originally published in Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology). The species, later placed in synonymy with Babelomurex Coen, 1922, is currently accepted as Babelomurex kuroharai (Habe, 1970) (Muricidae: Coralliophilinae), according to MolluscaBase (AphiaID: 550012). To ensure nomenclatural traceability, the original publication and associated names were registered in ZooBank (9 September 2025). Searches of MolluscaBase, GBIF, MNHN, and Japanese museum catalogues confirmed only two verifiable records: the holotype and a bathyal specimen from Vanuatu (MNHN IM-2008-253, 243-280 m), reported by Oliverio (2008). Secondary mentions include depictions in Lan’s The Classic Shells of the World (1993) and a review by Sage (1994). Morphological comparison highlights the species’ uniqueness among Pacific congeners and its resemblance to the Atlantic B. juliae, raising questions of convergent evolution versus shared ancestry. This integrated account supports future systematic and biogeographic research on deep-water coralliophiline gastropods.
Source: Figshare
Author: Bommerer, Michael
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7084061178
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