Vexillum taeniatum

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

Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum
Dorsal view of a shell of Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Vexillum
Species:
V. taeniatum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum
(Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Mitra taeniata Lamarck, 1811
  • Mitra gloriosa Noordt, 1819
  • Mitra vittata Swainson, W.A., 1822
  • Mitra crocea Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874
  • Vexillum (Vexillum) taylorianum Sowerby, G.B. II & III, 1874
  • Mitra jucunda Dunker, R.W., 1879
  • Mitra fasciata Dall, W.H., 1905
  • Mitra permutata Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923

Description

The shell size varies between 38 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and in the Gulf of Thailand.

References
  1. Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.
  2. "Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 63
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