Vexillum (Costellaria) exasperatum (Gmelin, 1791) 
AphiaID: 208315

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Costellariidae (Family) > Vexillum (Genus) > Vexillum (Costellaria) (Subgenus)

Status		alternate representation
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Vexillum exasperatum (Gmelin, 1791)
Rank		Species
Parent		Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson, 1840 represented as Vexillum Röding, 1798
Synonymised taxa		Mitra arenosa Lamarck, 1811 Mitra exasperata (Gmelin, 1791) Turricula exasperata (Gmelin, 1791)
Sources		basis of record: Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice [details] basis of record: Odhner, N.H.J. (1919). Contribution a la faune malacologique de Madagasar. Arkiv för Zoologi, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien, 12(6): 1-52, 4 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6455070 [details] from synonym: Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56 [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Chagos [details] Madagascar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Mascarene Basin [details] Red Sea [details] Tanzania (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208315
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 1997-02-22 16:55:09Z   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2001-11-17 14:06:08Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2009-09-07 10:33:00Z   changed   Robin, Alain 2012-12-18 01:14:49Z   changed   Bouchet, Philippe
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		Citation: Bouchet, P.; Robin, A. (2013). Vexillum (Costellaria) exasperatum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2013) African Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208315 on 2013-05-24