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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae 

Vexillum (Costellaria) militaris (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra militaris Reeve, 1845
   Vexillum coronense Cate, 1968

Common Name

Military Mitre p.180, f.4      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

From the Philippines to the Fiji Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast

Keywords

depth: intertidal and subtidal [ to 10 fathoms ]
substrate: coral sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.55 Contains synonymy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.112 [ additional reference type = General ]  Distribution
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.208 Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.165 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Costellariidae
                          Vexillum Röding, 1798
                            Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson, 1840
                              Vexillum (Costellaria) militaris (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13452) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.