Vexillum crocatum

Vexillum crocatum
	Vexillum crocatum
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. crocatum
Binomial name
	Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum; (Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms
	Mitra assimilis Garrett, 1873; Mitra aurantia Broderip, W.J., 1836; Mitra concinna Reeve, 1844; Mitra cumingii Reeve, 1844; Mitra flavescens Reeve, L.A., 1844; Mitra imitatrix Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923; Pusia crocata (Lamarck, 1811); Vexillum cumingi (Reeve, 1844);

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

Description[]

The shell size varies between 17 mm and 36 mm

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and the Mascarene Basin, and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 January 2011.

Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 27

External links[]

"Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Vexillum (Pusia) crocatum (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 January 2011.

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