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WoRMS taxon details

Vexillum plicarium (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

754865 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:754865)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Vexillum Röding, 1798

Original name

Voluta plicaria Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Mitra discors Küster, 1840 · unaccepted

Mitra pullata Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted

Vexillum (Vexillum) plicarium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted

Vexillum plicatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted

Vexillum pullatum (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted

Voluta plicaria Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Voluta plicaria Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 732 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum plicarium (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754865 on 2025-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-03-03 19:29:07Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Mitra discors Küster, 1840) 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: pls 1-5 [1838]; pp 1-104, pls 6-9, 10-11, 13-15, 24-27, 30-31, 33 [1839]; pp 105-184, pls 12, 16-17, 17a, 17b, 28-29, 34-37, 40-41, 43, 45-48 [1840]; pp 185-234, pls 17c-e, 32, 38-39, 42, 44, 49 [1841]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34261169#page/4/mode/1up
page(s): 131, pl. 17d, fig. 4; note: name attributed by Küster to Grandidier [details]

original description (of Vexillum plicatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 138 [details]

original description (of Voluta plicaria Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 732 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Mitra pullata Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): Mitra no. 102 [details]