Vexillum crocatum

Vexillum crocatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Subgenus:	Pusia
Species:	V. crocatum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum (Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra assimilis Garrett, 1873 Mitra aurantia Broderip, W.J., 1836 Mitra concinna Reeve, 1844 Mitra cumingii Reeve, 1844 Mitra flavescens Reeve, L.A., 1844 Mitra imitatrix Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923 Pusia crocata (Lamarck, 1811) Vexillum cumingi (Reeve, 1844)

Vexillum crocatum, common name : the saffron mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 17 mm and 36 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and the Mascarene Basin, and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

1. Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum (Lamarck, 1811).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 January 2011.

• Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis ot its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50
• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 27

External links

• Gastropods.com : Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum; accessed : 28 January 2011