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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae 

Vexillum (Costellaria) ligatum Adams, 1853

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra ligata Adams, 1853
   Mitra warnefordiana Preston, 1908

Distribution

From the Andaman Islands to the Solomon Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 6 fathoms ]
substrate: in sand 

References

 Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J. C. & Martin, P. 2002. p.8 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.55 Contains synonymy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.113 [ additional reference type = General ]  Distribution
 Salisbury, R. 2000. p.233 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Costellariidae
                          Vexillum Röding, 1798
                            Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson, 1840
                              Vexillum (Costellaria) ligatum Adams, 1853

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=39350) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-03-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.