Vexillum citrinum

Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum
Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Subgenus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. citrinum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra compressa Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874 Mitra regina Sowerby, 1828 Vexillum coloscopulus J. Cate, 1961 Voluta elegans Link, 1807 Vexillum (Vexillum) regina Sowerby, G.B. I, 1828 Vexillum coloscopulus Cate, C.N., 1961

Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum, common name : the Queen Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 86 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, Madagascar and in the Western Pacific.

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): 24

External links

• Gastropods.com : Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum; accessed : 6 December 2010

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