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First record of Hirtomurex nakamurai (Muricidae: Gastropoda) from Korean waters

  • Lee, Sang-Hwa (Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources) ;
  • Kil, Hyun-Jong (Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources) ;
  • Park, Taeseo (Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources)
  • Received : 2016.09.09
  • Accepted : 2016.10.13
  • Published : 2016.10.31
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Abstract

A single specimen in the subfamily Coralliophilinae in Family Muricidae was collected from Jeju-do by SCUBA diving survey. It was identified as Hirtomurex nakamurai Kosuge, 1985 based on external morphological characteristics. The Coralliophilinae species, commonly known as coral snails, are broadly distributed in tropical and temperate oceans from shallow subtidal zones up to 1,000 m in depth. To date, only four Coralliophila species in the subfamily Coralliophilinae have been reported from Korean waters. Prior to this report, Hirtomurex species has not been reported from Korean waters yet. As a result of this study, a total of five species in two genera of subfamily Coralliophilinae are recorded as Korean mollusk fauna.

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