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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae 

Vexillum (Costellaria) vibex (Adams, 1853)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra vibex Adams, 1853

Distribution

Known only from the central Philippines (Leyte, Cebu, Negros)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesLeyte
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesCebu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesNegros
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia

Keywords

depth: sublittoral zone [ 10 - 200 m ]
substrate: sand bottom 

References

 Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J. C. & Martin, P. 2002. p.23 General reference
 Turner, H. 1994. p.13 [ Additional reference types = Type information, Type illustration (lectotype: Fig. 6); Contains synonymy ]  Distribution

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45135) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-04-27. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-03-18.