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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae 

Vexillum (Costellaria) bellum Pease, 1860

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Unknown bellum Pease, 1860

Distribution

Apparently endemic to the Hawaiian Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ 4-70 fathoms ]
substrate: in sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.54 Contains synonymy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.109 [ additional reference type = General ]  Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Costellariidae
                          Vexillum Röding, 1798
                            Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson, 1840
                              Vexillum (Costellaria) bellum Pease, 1860

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=39279) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-03-08. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-03-13.