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Hirasea Pilsbry, 1902
996012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996012)
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Genus
Hirasea sinuosa Pilsbry, 1902 (type by original designation)
- Species Hirasea acuta Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea chichijimana Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea diplomphalus Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea eutheca Pilsbry, 1907
- Species Hirasea goniobasis Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea hypolia Pilsbry, 1907
- Species Hirasea insignis Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904
- Species Hirasea major Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea nesiotica Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea planulata Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1903
- Species Hirasea profundispira Pilsbry, 1902
- Species Hirasea sinuosa Pilsbry, 1902
- Subgenus Hirasea (Fametesta) Pilsbry, 1902 accepted as Fametesta Pilsbry, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Hirasea (Fametesta) katoi Habe, 1973 † accepted as Fametesta katoi (T. Habe, 1973) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hirasea (Fametesta) mirabilis Pilsbry, 1902 accepted as Fametesta mirabilis (Pilsbry, 1902) (original combination)
- Species Hirasea (Fametesta) operculina (A. Gould, 1859) accepted as Fametesta operculina (A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hirasea minamijimana Habe, 1973 † accepted as Ogasawarana minamijimana (Habe, 1973) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hirasea operculina (A. Gould, 1859) accepted as Fametesta operculina (A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Pilsbry, H. A. (1902). Notices of new Japanese land shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(10): 116-119. [February 5]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738505
page(s): 118 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
Type locality contained in Japan
type locality contained in Japan (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the Japanese malacologist, Yoichiro Hirase (1859-1925).
Etymology Named for the Japanese malacologist, Yoichiro Hirase (1859-1925). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hirasea Pilsbry, 1902. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996012 on 2025-09-11
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Pilsbry, H. A. (1902). Notices of new Japanese land shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(10): 116-119. [February 5]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738505
page(s): 118 [details]
additional source Chiba, S. (2009). Morphological divergence as a result of common adaptation to a shared environment in land snails of the genus <i>Hirasea</i>. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 75: 253-259. [details]
status source Kimura, K. & Chiba, S. (2025). Punctoidea, Discoidea or Limacoidei? Taxonomic position of the genus Hirasea Pilsbry, 1902 endemic to the oceanic Ogasawara Islands, with a preliminary note on its relationship with Japanese mainland taxa. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> DOI: https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.033.015., available online at https://www.foliamalacologica.com/Punctoidea-Discoidea-or-Limacoidei-Taxonomic-position-of-the-genus-Hirasea-Pilsbry,205704,0,2.html
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page(s): 118 [details]
additional source Chiba, S. (2009). Morphological divergence as a result of common adaptation to a shared environment in land snails of the genus <i>Hirasea</i>. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 75: 253-259. [details]
status source Kimura, K. & Chiba, S. (2025). Punctoidea, Discoidea or Limacoidei? Taxonomic position of the genus Hirasea Pilsbry, 1902 endemic to the oceanic Ogasawara Islands, with a preliminary note on its relationship with Japanese mainland taxa. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> DOI: https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.033.015., available online at https://www.foliamalacologica.com/Punctoidea-Discoidea-or-Limacoidei-Taxonomic-position-of-the-genus-Hirasea-Pilsbry,205704,0,2.html
note: places Hirasea in Limacoidei [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for the Japanese malacologist, Yoichiro Hirase (1859-1925). [details]
