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Vexillum (Pusia) leucodesmum (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra leucodesma Reeve, 1845

Distribution

From India to Japan and the Fiji Islands

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: India (W)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral [ "on reefs" ]

References

 Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J. C. & Martin, P. 2002. p.8 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.56 Contains synonymy
 Salisbury, R. 2000. p.233 Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.168 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13574) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-03-27.