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Vexillum (Vexillum) vulpeculum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta vulpecula Linnaeus, 1758
   Voluta superbum Röding, 1798
   Voluta variabilis Link, 1807
   Mitra melongena Lamarck, 1811
   Mitra crispata Küster, 1840
   Mitra jukesii Adams, 1853
   Mitra interrupta Adams, 1853
   Unknown fulvolirata Sowerby, 1879
   Mitra (Turricula) superbiens Melvill, 1895
   Unknown simulans Dautzenberg, 1935
   Unknown pervariabilis Dautzenberg, 1935
   Unknown rugata Dautzenberg, 1935
   Vexillum sitangkaianum Cate, 1968

Common Name

Little Fox Mitre p.179, pl.26, f.16      Allan, J. 1950.  
Fox-ribbed Mitre p.158, pl.159      Wilson, B 2002.  
Kurifu-mino-mushi G3294 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3294]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

"West Pacific." {Arnaud2002}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.214 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 

References

 Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J. C. & Martin, P. 2002. p.8,23 [ Vexillum melangena considered valid species ]  General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.53 [ as "vulpecula" Linnaeus, 1758 ]  Contains synonymy
 De Mar, 1877. p.29 Distribution
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.48 Distribution
 Salisbury, R. 2000. p.6 Distribution
 Salisbury, R. 2000. p.83 Distribution
 Thach, N.N. 2002. p.46 Distribution
 Thach, N.N. 2002.  Distribution
 Turner, H. 1989.  Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.171 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Costellariidae
                          Vexillum Röding, 1798
                            Vexillum (Vexillum) Röding, 1798
                              Vexillum (Vexillum) vulpeculum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13660) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.