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

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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