OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae
Vexillum (Vexillum) caffrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Voluta caffra Linnaeus, 1758
Mitra bifasciata Swainson, 1822
Mitra zonalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Common Name
Nasu-mino-mushi G3306 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3306] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
Keywords
depth: subtidal [ 6 fathoms (approx. 11m); under stones
]
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.53 Contains synonymy
Cotton, B.C. 1957. p.7 Distribution
Hinton, A. 1972. p.48 Distribution
Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl.3, f.20 Distribution
Wilson, B. 1994. p.170 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Volutoidea
Costellariidae
Vexillum Röding, 1798
Vexillum (Vexillum) Röding, 1798
Vexillum (Vexillum) caffrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13619) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.