Vexillum | |
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An apertural view of a shell of Vexillum taeniatum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum Röding, 1798 |
Type species | |
Vexillum plicatum Röding, 1798 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Vexillum is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Costellariidae. [1]
This genus is not monophyletic. The genus Vexillum contains about 80% of costellariid diversity. [2] It is considered a "dumping ground" for an array of unrelated forms. [3]
The shell is elongated, turreted, longitudinally ribbed or plicate. The spire is acuminated and the aperture is narrow. The columella shows numerous plaits while the outer lip is internally striated. [4]
Vexillum species produce complex venoms dominated by highly diversified short cysteine-rich peptides, vexitoxins, related to conotoxins. [5]
This genus is cosmopolitan and occurs in tropical and temperate seas, but primarily in shallow waters (but also at bathyal depths) of the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Species within the genus Vexillum include: [1]
Terebra is a genus of small to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Mitra is a large genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae, the miter shells or mitre snails.
Imbricaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Vexillum citrinum, common name : the Queen Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Thala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Cancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Strigatella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Strigatellinae of the family Mitridae.
Domiporta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Neocancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Imbricariinae of the family Mitridae.
Pusia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Scabricola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Subcancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Isarinae of the family Mitridae.
Swainsonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Imbricariinae of the family Mitridae.
Ziba is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae.
Clavus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Nebularia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cylindromitrinae within the family of Mitridae. This name was originally proposed as a subgenus of the genus Mitra. The type species of this genus is Mitra contractaSwainson, 1820.
Gemmulimitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Quasimitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae.
Pseudonebularia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae.