Vexillum speciosum
| Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum | |
|---|---|
| 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. speciosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum (Reeve, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum, common name : the specious 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 15 mm and 22 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Chagos and the Mascarene basin
References
- 1 2 Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2010.
- 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): 60
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