Species Vexillum tusum (Reeve, 1845)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mitra tusa 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. 34, fig. 283].
• Mitra olgae Cate, J. 1963. Revision of Dall's Hawaiian mitrids with descriptions of three new species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Veliger 6(1): 23-43, pls 5-8 [31] [Dall MS].
• Mitra propetusa Cate, J. 1963. Revision of Dall's Hawaiian mitrids with descriptions of three new species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Veliger 6(1): 23-43, pls 5-8 [31].
• Mitra stearnsiana Cate, J. 1963. Revision of Dall's Hawaiian mitrids with descriptions of three new species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Veliger 6(1): 23-43, pls 5-8 [31] [Dall MS].

 

Generic Combinations

• Vexillum (Pusia) tusum (Reeve, 1845). —
  Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [170]
• Vexillum tusum (Reeve, 1845).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west and central Pacific Oceans. Distribution in Australia from Wilson (1994) and AMS collection. In addition to range given by Wilson, occurs in Christmas Island (AMS C. 300047) and Coral Sea (AMS C.326434).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

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]

Dautzenberg, P. & Bouge, L.J. 1923. Mitridés de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et de ses dépendances. Journal de Conchyliologie 67(2): 179-259 [248]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [332]

Salisbury, R. 2000. Costellariidae of the World, Pt. 4. Of Sea and Shore 23(2): 70-84 [82]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [170]

 

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