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Vexillum intermedium

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Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium
Scientific classification
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Vexillum
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V. intermedium
Binomial name
Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium
(Kiener, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra lupulina Lesson, R.P.
  • Mitra intermedia Kiener, 1838
  • Mitra hybrida Kiener, L.C., 1838
  • Mitra brionae Sowerby III, 1889
  • Vexillum rugosum intermediatum [sic] (misspelling)

Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium, common name : the intermediate mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean along Queensland, Australia.

References

  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 38
  • Sharabati, D. (1984) Red Sea Shells. KPI Limited, London, 128 pp. page(s): pl. 25