Biology:Vexillum pardale
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Vexillum pardale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. pardale
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| Vexillum pardale (Küster, 1840)
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Vexillum pardale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 14 and 20 millimeters in length.
The shell is yellowish to chocolate-brown, with an interrupted or continent white band composed of irregular spots. The tops of the longitudinal ribs are lighter in color, sometimes white.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off South Africa , Mozambique, Mauritius, the Aldabra Atoll, and the Mascarene Basin, and in the Western Pacific Ocean except for Hawaii; also off the Philippines , Papua New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum pardale (Küster, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751916 on 2018-12-31
- ↑ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Dautzenberg, P. & Bouge, L.J. 1923. Mitridés de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et de ses dépendances. Journal de Conchyliologie 67(2): 179-259
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 49
- Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J.C. & Martin, P. 2002. Costellariidae et Mitridae de Nouvelle Calédonie. Xenophora. Association française de conchyliologie. Supplément 100: 52 pp.
- Wils, E. & Verbinnen, G. 2002. Red Sea Mollusca: Part 12. Class Gastropoda; Family: Costellariidae. Gloria Maris 41(1-2): 29-37
External links
- Küster, H. C. (1838-1841). Die Familie der Walzenschnecken. (Volutacea, Menke.) Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, ed.2, 5(2): vii-x, pp. 1-234, pls A, B, 1-49, 17a-e. Published in parts
- "Vexillum (Pusia) pardalis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_6187.shtml.
- Liénard, Élizé. Catalogue de la faune malacologique de l'île Maurice et de ses dépendances comprenant les îles Seychelles, le groupe de Chagos composé de Diego-Garcia, Six-îles, Pèros-Banhos, Salomon, etc., l'île Rodrigues, l'île de Cargados ou Saint-Brandon. J. Tremblay, 1877.
- W.O.Cernohorsky, The Mitridae of Fiji - The Veliger v. 8 (1965-1966)
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