Gyrineum hirasei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Gyrineum hirasei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Gyrineum |
| Species: | G. hirasei
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyrineum hirasei (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Biplex hirasei Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 38 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa to Japan.
References
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- ^ a b Gyrineum hirasei (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
- Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp