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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae 

Vexillum (Costellaria) adamsianum Cernohorsky, 1978

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Vexillum adamsianum Cernohorsky, 1978

Distribution

Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti (Hitiaa)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsEastern PacificChileEaster Island (Isla de Pascua)
     Raines, B. K 2002. p.26 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf       Raines, B. K 2002.  
depth: subtidal [ 40 - 125 fathoms (Hawaiian Islands); 10 - 12m (Hitiaa, Tahiti) ]
habitat: in Pinna beds 
salinity: marine       Raines, B. K 2002.  
substrate: rubble [ sand and coral-rubble ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.64 [ Original description; additional reference types = Type information, Type locality, Type illustration (holotype: Fig. 6, paratypes: Figs. 7-9), Contains synonymy ]  Distribution
 Raines, B. K 2002. p.26 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Costellariidae
                          Vexillum Röding, 1798
                            Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson, 1840
                              Vexillum (Costellaria) adamsianum Cernohorsky, 1978

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45023) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-04-23. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-02-03.