Vexillum acupictum

Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum
Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Subgenus:	Costellaria
Species:	V. acupictum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra acupicta Reeve, 1844 Mitra autumnalis Dohrn, 1860 Mitra hirasei Pilsbry, H.A., 1904

Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum, common name : the Pinpricked 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 13 mm and 46 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius, and in the Western Pacific Ocean and Japan.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum (Reeve, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208300 on 6 December 2010.

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
• 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 page(s): 14

External links

• Gastropods.com : Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum; accessed : 6 December 2010