Vexillum pardalis
Vexillum (Pusia) pardalis, common known as Reeve's bloodied mitre, is a species of small sea snails in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 14 and 20 millimeters in length.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius, Aldabra Atoll, and the Mascarene Basin, and in the Western Pacific Ocean except for along Hawaii.
References
- Vexillum (Pusia) pardalis (Kuster, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 January 2011.
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100
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