Vexillum lucidum

Vexillum lucidum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum lucidum (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. lucidum
Binomial name
Vexillum lucidum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
Mitra (Costellaria) dorotheaeMelvill & Standen, 1896 junior subjective synonym Mitra dorotheaeMelvill & Standen, 1896 Mitra lucidaReeve, 1845 superseded combination Vexillum (Costellaria) lucidum(Reeve, 1845)

Vexillum lucidum, common name the lucid mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 6 mm.

(Original description) The transparent white, fusiform shell has a turreted spire, somewhat elongately contracted at the base. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed with ribs swollen at the upper part. The shell is transversely most elegantly ridged. The columella is five-plaited. ^[2]

(Described as Mitra (Costellaria) dorotheae) The turreted shell has an acuminate spire. it is palest ochre in hue. It contains eight ventricose whorls, angled below the suture and with straight longitudinal ribs crossed with frequent lirae. The aperture is thick within. The outer lip is simple. The columella is four-plaited. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Fiji and Guam; also off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

References

1. Vexillum lucidum (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
2. 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology. 8(9): 273-315 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Smith, E.A. 1876. A list of marine shells, chiefly from the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 12: 535–562, pl. 30
• Schepman, M.M. 1911. The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part 4: Rhachiglossa. pp. 247-364, pls 18-24 in Weber, M. (ed.). Siboga Expeditie. Monograph 49.
• 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
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• Salisbury, R. 2000. Costellariidae of the World, Pt. 2. Of Sea and Shore 22(4): 221-235
• 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.

External links

• WMSDB: image