Vexillum intermedium

Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium, common name : the intermediate mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Vexillum
Species:
V. intermedium
Binomial name
Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium
(Kiener, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra lupulina Lesson, R.P.
  • Mitra intermedia Kiener, 1838
  • Mitra hybrida Kiener, L.C., 1838
  • Mitra brionae Sowerby III, 1889
  • Vexillum rugosum intermediatum [sic] (misspelling)

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean along Queensland, Australia.

References
  1. Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium (Kiener, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 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): 38
  • Sharabati, D. (1984) Red Sea Shells. KPI Limited, London, 128 pp. page(s): pl. 25
  • "Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.


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