Vexillum patriarchale

Vexillum (Pusia) patriarchale, common name : the Patriarchal Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Vexillum (Pusia) patriarchale
Vexillum patriarchale
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. patriarchale
Binomial name
Vexillum (Pusia) patriarchale
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Mitra depressa Cate, C.N., 1963

Description

The shell size varies between 13 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Seychelles and in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Hawaii

References
  1. "Vexillum (Pusia) patriarchale". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. Vexillum (Pusia) patriarchale (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 49
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