Vexillum aureolatum

Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Subgenus:	Pusia
Species:	V. aureolatum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
Mitra aureolata Reeve, 1844 Pusia aureolata (Reeve, 1844) Vexillum aureolata Vexillum (Pusia) multicostatum Broderip, W.J., 1836 Vexillum affinis Reeve, L.A., 1844 Mitra (Tiara) speciosa Reeve, L.A., 1844 Vexillum (Pusia) variatum Reeve, L.A., 1845 Mitra fratercula Garrett, A., 1873 Mitra hemprichi Jickeli, 1874 Vexillum (Costellaria) semiticum Jickeli, 1874 Vexillum (Pusia) bizonale Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923 Vexillum (Pusia) splendidula Sarasúa, H., 1975

Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum, common name : the golden mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

Shells of studied specimens of the family Costellariidae A — Vexillum tusum , 12.0 mm; B — V. noduliferum , 7.3 mm; C — V. aureolatum , 8.1 mm; D — V. interruptum , 5.5 mm; E — V. diutenerum , 6.6 mm; F — Pusia salisburyi , 9.0 mm; G — Pusia rubra , 5.0 mm. Раковины исследованных экземпляров семейства Costellariidae A — Vexillum tusum , 12,0 мм ; B — V. noduliferum , 7,3 мм ; C — V. aureolatum , 8,1 мм ; D — V. interruptum , 5,5 мм ; E — V. diutenerum , 6,6 мм ; F — Pusia salisburyi , 9,0 мм ; G — Pusia rubra , 5,0 мм .

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 29 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius and in the tropical Indo-Pacific.

References

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 18