Vexillum aureolatum

Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum, common name : the golden mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum
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. aureolatum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra aureolata Reeve, 1844
  • Pusia aureolata (Reeve, 1844)
  • Vexillum aureolata
  • Vexillum (Pusia) multicostatum Broderip, W.J., 1836
  • Vexillum affinis Reeve, L.A., 1844
  • Mitra (Tiara) speciosa Reeve, L.A., 1844
  • Vexillum (Pusia) variatum Reeve, L.A., 1845
  • Mitra fratercula Garrett, A., 1873
  • Mitra hemprichi Jickeli, 1874
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) semiticum Jickeli, 1874
  • Vexillum (Pusia) bizonale Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923
  • Vexillum (Pusia) splendidula Sarasúa, H., 1975

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 29 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius and in the tropical Indo-Pacific.

References
  1. Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
  • Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 18


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