Species Vexillum (Vexillum) vulpeculum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fox-ribbed Mitre, Little Fox Mitre
- Voluta superbum Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [139].
- Voluta variabilis Link, H.F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock : Alders Erben. [6 parts with no volume description; pp.1-50, 51-100, 101-165, 1-30, 1-38, 1-38] [128].
- Mitra melongena Lamarck, J.P.B.A de M. 1811. Suite de la détermination des espèces de mollusques testacés, Mitre (Mitra). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 17: 54-80, 195-222 [206].
- Mitra crispata Küster, H.C. 1841. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Paris : Rosseau Vol. 5. [115].
- Mitra jukesii Adams, A. 1853. Descriptions of fifty-two new species of the Genus Mitra, from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 132-141 [139].
- Mitra interrupta Adams, A. 1853. Descriptions of fifty-two new species of the Genus Mitra, from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 132-141 [135].
- Vexillum sitangkaianum Cate, J.M. 1968. Five new species of Mitridae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Veliger 11(2): 85-89, pl. 11 [86, pl. 2, fig. 3a,b].
- Mitra (Turricula) superbiens Melvill, J.C. 1895. Descriptions of new species of Pleurotoma, Mitra and Laitrus. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5): 221-223 [223, pl. 14, fig. 6].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [171] (see reference for additional synonyms)
Generic Combinations
- Vexillum (Vexillum) vulpeculum (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [171]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine.
General References
Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J.C. & Martin, P. 2002. Costellariidae et Mitridae de Nouvelle Calédonie. Xenophora. Association française de conchyliologie. Supplément 100: 52 pp. [8,23] (Vexillum melangena considered valid species)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190
De Mar 1877. Cas tératologiques. Recherches Fauna Madagascar 3 5: pp. 1-21 [29]
Salisbury, R. 2000. Costellariidae of the World, Pt. 3. Of Sea and Shore 23(1): 4-14 [6]
Salisbury, R. 2000. Costellariidae of the World, Pt. 4. Of Sea and Shore 23(2): 70-84 [83]
Thach, N.N. 2002. The miters of Vietnam. Of Sea and Shore 25(1): 40-51 [46]
Turner, H. 1989. Ungewöhnliche und neue Mitroidea aus dem Indopazifik. Teil 1. Club Conchylia Informationen 21(5/6): 30-62
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [171, pl. 35, figs 25a-c]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [179, pl. 26, fig. 16] (Little Fox Mitre)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [158, pl. 159] (Fox-ribbed Mitre)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | COSTELLARIIDAE | 30-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 09-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |