OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Vexillum (Pusia) purpuratum (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra purpurata Reeve, 1845

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.57 Contains synonymy
 Salisbury, R. 2000. p.14 Distribution
 Schepman, M.M. 1911. p.285 Distribution

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=39547) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-03-12. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-03-27.