Vexillum leucodesma

Species of gastropod

Vexillum leucodesma

Vexillum (Pusia) leucodesma
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Turbinelloidea
Family:  | Costellariidae
Genus:  | Vexillum
Species:  |

V. leucodesma

Binomial name
Vexillum leucodesma

(Reeve, 1845)

Synonyms[1]

* Mitra leucodesma Reeve, 1845
* Vexillum (Pusia) leucodesma (Reeve, 1845)
* Vexillum leucodesmum (Reeve, 1845) (misspelling)

Vexillum leucodesma is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

## Description

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The shell size varies between 11 mm and 20 mm.

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## Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific and the Philippines; also off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ a b Vexillum (Pusia) leucodesma (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2010.

* 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
* Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 40
* 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

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* "Vexillum (Pusia) leucodesmum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
* 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.

Taxon identifiers

Vexillum leucodesma|

* Wikidata: Q7924059
* CoL: 5BBCS
* GBIF: 5796155
* IRMNG: 11390697
* OBIS: 591531
* Open Tree of Life: 2907050
* SeaLifeBase: 138191
* WoRMS: 591531

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