Vexillum moelleri

Vexillum moelleri is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum moelleri
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. moelleri
Binomial name
Vexillum moelleri
(Küster, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra (Strigatella) baldwinii Melvill, 1899
  • Mitra baldwinii Melvill, 1899
  • Mitra flammulata Pease, 1868
  • Mitra moelleri Küster, 1840 (original combination)
  • Mitra zebrina Garrett, 1873 (invalid: junior homonym of Mitra zebrina d'Orbigny, 1840)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) moelleri (Küster, 1840) · accepted, alternate representation

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, the Cook Islands and the Tuamotu Islands.

References
  1. Vexillum moelleri (Küster, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.


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