Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific Author Oliverio, Marco John T. Huber text Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 481 586 journal article 978-2-85653-614-8 1243-4442 Babelomurex indicus ( Smith, 1899 ) Fig. 103 Coralliophila indica Smith, 1899: 244-245 . Synonyms: ? Latiaxis kieneri Hidalgo , 1904: 3 . ? Latiaxis kiranus Kuroda, 1959: 323 . ? Latiaxis michikoae Shikama, 1978: 39 , pl. 7, figs 21-24. ? Latiaxis kanamarui Shikama, 1978: 39 , pl. 7, figs 25-26. TYPE MATERIAL. — Coralliophila indica : 2 syntypes BMNH 1904.6.15.162-3, figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 34, fig. 3). — Latiaxis kieneri : 4 syntypes MNCN 15.05/759 — Latiaxis kiranus : holotype OMNH-Mo 6554, figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 34, fig. 6). — Latiaxis michikoae : 2 syntypes NSMT Mo 60935, one figured by Shikama (1979: figs 21-22), Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 34, fig. 3) and Higo et al . (2001: 68 , G2463s). — Latiaxis kanamarui : holotype NSMT Mo 60936, figured also by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 34, fig. 5) and Higo et al . (2001: 68 , G2464s). TYPE LOCALITY. — C. indica : off southern India , 7°17’30’’N , 76°54’E , 430 fms [R/V Investigator stn 232]. — L. kieneri : Cebu Is., Philippines . — L. kiranus : off Tosa, Shikoku, Japan . — L. michikoae : off Tosa, southern Shikoku, Japan . — L. kanamarui : “Tosa”, southern Shikoku, Japan . FIGS 96-103 . Teleoconchs of Babelomurex . 96 , B. kawanishii ( Kosuge, 1979 ) , SMIB 5 stn DW 76, H 15.9 mm. 97 , B. tumidus Kosuge, 1980 , NORFOLK 1 stn CP 1676, H 33.5 mm. 98, 99 , B. wormaldi (Powell, 1971) , CHALCAL 2 stn DW 77, H 28.5 mm (98), 28 mm (99). 100, 101 , B. miyokoae Kosuge, 1985 , MUSORSTOM 5 stn 329, H 10.6 mm. 102 , B. cf. centimanus Kosuge, 1985 , MUSORSTOM 7 stn DW 509, H 11.4 mm. 1 03 , B. indicus ( Smith, 1899 ) , MUSORSTOM 6 stn DW 459, H 18.5 mm. MATERIAL EXAMINED.— Hawaii . Recent and Quaternary fossil Loyalty Ridge . MUSORSTOM 6: stn DW 459, 21°0l’S, 167°31’E , material (in coll. C. Takahashi ). 425 m , 1 dd ( Fig. 103); stn DW 493, 20°48’S , 167°06’E , 700 m , Western Indian Ocean . Réunion , 700 m , dd ( MO ). 1 dd . DISTRIBUTION. — Indian Ocean : from southern Africa (Kosuge 2008) and eastern Africa , Somalia ( Kosuge 1993 ) and Réunion to southern India . Pacific Ocean : from Japan to the Philippines , “ 100-200 m , rocks” (Higo et al. 1999: 220). Loyalty Ridge, empty shells in 425-700 m . REMARKS. — The relationships among Coralliophila indicus , Latiaxis kieneri , L . michikoae , L. kiranus and L. kanamarui require further careful study. Based only on teleoconch morphology, it is unclear whether they represent variation within a single species or several different species.