Species Vexillum millecostatum (Broderip, 1836)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tiara millecostata Broderip, W.J. 1836. Characters of new genera and species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835: 192-197 [195] [Swainson ms].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Anaa I., Tuamotu Archipelago.
• Mitra antonii Küster, H.C. 1841. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Paris : Rosseau Vol. 5. [77, pl. 14, fig. 11-3].
• Mitra adamsoni Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Mitra. pls 1-27 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 19, fig. 150].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Capul I., Philippines.
• Mitra crocea Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Mitra. pls 28-39 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 2. [imprint date 1843] [pl. 38, fig. 320].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Capul I., Philippines.
• Mitra evelynae Melvill, J.C. 1895. Descriptions of new species of Pleurotoma, Mitra and Laitrus. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5): 221-223 [221, pl. 4, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Mauritius.

 

Generic Combinations

• Vexillum (Pusia) millecostatum (Broderip, 1836). —
  Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [169]
• Vexillum millecostatum (Broderip, 1836).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Indian and western and central Pacific Oceans. Range in Australia from Wilson (1994) and AMS collection. Christmas Island occurrence based on AMS C.152396.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

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. [9]

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 [56]

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1983. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca. Part 11. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 20: 185-207 [196]

Salisbury, R.A. 1999. Costellariidae of the World, Pt. 1. Of Sea and Shore 22(3): 124-136 [134]

Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [218]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [169, pl. 36, fig. 12]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	COSTELLARIIDAE	11-Jul-2012	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		09-Nov-2011	MODIFIED