Vexillum aureolatum

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 SarasĂșa, H., 1975

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]

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


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