Species Vexillum speciosum (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra speciosa 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. 148].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [170] (see reference for additional synonym)
Generic Combinations
- Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum (Reeve, 1844). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [170] - Vexillum speciosum (Reeve, 1844).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu), Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands), Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Philippines; Mozambique Channel (N. of Pamanzi Ilet, Mayotte Id.); Mauritius to the Hawaiian Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), 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. [12]
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 [57]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1981. On a collection of buccinacean and mitrician gastropods (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) from the Mozambique Channel and New Caledonia. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Section A, Zoologie, biologie et écologie animale [Paris, published 1979-1996] 3 A(4): 985-1009 [994]
Wils, E. & Verbinnen, G. 2002. Red Sea Mollusca: Part 12. Class Gastropoda; Family: Costellariidae. Gloria Maris 41(1-2): 29-37 [37]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [170, pl. 36, figs 14a-b]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jun-2021 | COSTELLARIIDAE | 12-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
09-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |