- Vexillum citrinum
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Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Muricoidea Family: Costellariidae Genus: Vexillum Subgenus: Vexillum Species: V. citrinum Binomial name Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum
(Gmelin, 1791)Synonyms[1] - Mitra compressa Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874
- Mitra regina Sowerby, 1828
- Vexillum coloscopulus J. Cate, 1961
- Voluta elegans Link, 1807
- Vexillum (Vexillum) regina Sowerby, G.B. I, 1828
- Vexillum coloscopulus Cate, C.N., 1961
Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum, common name : the Queen Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 86 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, Madagascar and in the Western Pacific.
References
- ^ a b Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413775 on 6 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): 24
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