WoRMS name details
Mitra (Cancilla) yagurai Kira, 1959
1586039 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1586039)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
page(s): 88, pl. 34 fig. 3; note: nomen nudum in the first 1954 edition; subgenus changed to Mitra (Tiara) yagurai in sibsequent printings; see Bieler & Petit (1990) Malacologia32(1): 131-145 [details]
page(s): 88, pl. 34 fig. 3; note: nomen nudum in the first 1954 edition; subgenus changed to Mitra (Tiara) yagurai in sibsequent printings; see Bieler & Petit (1990) Malacologia32(1): 131-145 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mitra (Cancilla) yagurai Kira, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1586039 on 2026-05-07
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Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
page(s): 88, pl. 34 fig. 3; note: nomen nudum in the first 1954 edition; subgenus changed to Mitra (Tiara) yagurai in sibsequent printings; see Bieler & Petit (1990) Malacologia32(1): 131-145 [details]
page(s): 88, pl. 34 fig. 3; note: nomen nudum in the first 1954 edition; subgenus changed to Mitra (Tiara) yagurai in sibsequent printings; see Bieler & Petit (1990) Malacologia32(1): 131-145 [details]
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Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (1990). On the various editions of Tetsuaki Kira's “Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan” and “Shells of the Western Pacific in color Vol. 1”, with an annotated list of new names introduced. <em>Malacologia.</em> 32: 131-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13146396 [details]
