Vexillum michaui

Vexillum (Costellaria) michaui is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum michaui
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. michaui
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) michaui
(Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra alauda Sowerby II& Sowerby III, 1874
  • Mitra deshayesi var. nigricans Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923 (non Pease, 1865)
  • Mitra michaui Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864 (basionym)
  • Mitra rustica G.B. Sowerby II, 1874 (wrong entry (Bouchet, Philippe))
  • Vexillum alauda (Sowerby II, 1874)
  • Vexillum deshayesii alauda (Sowerby II, 1874)

There are two subspecies:

  • Vexillum (Costellaria) michaui michaui (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) michaui wilsi Buijse & Dekker, 1990

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin.

References
  1. Vexillum (Costellaria) michaui (Crosse & Fischer, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 44
  • Buijse J.A., Dekker H. & Verbinnen G. (2009) The identities of Mitra fidicula Gould, 1850, Mitra michaui Crosse & Fischer, 1864 and Mitra intertaeniata G.B. Sowerby II, 1874, with the description of a new Vexillum species (Gastropoda: Costellariidae). Visaya 2(4): 16–51. [Published June 2009] page(s): 18


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