Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Costellariidae

Vexillum puella (Reeve, 1845)

Range: 34°N to 9°N; 87°W to 59.6°W
Depth: 0 to 40 m (live 0.3 to 6 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm

Synonymy

Mitra puella Reeve, 1845
Pusia puella (Reeve, 1845)
Mitra albomaculata Sowerby II, 1874

Details

Mitra puella Reeve, 1845b, pl. 34, fig. 276
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: St. Thomas, West Indies
Range: 34°N to 9°N; 87°W to 59.6°W
Depth: 0 to 40 m (live 0.3 to 6 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Barbados
References: Dautzenberg (1900) D; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Usticke (1959) M; Cernohorsky (1978a) dN; Princz (1982a)
Combining Genera: Pusia

Mitra albomaculata Sowerby II, 1874f, p. 16, pl. 372, fig. 449
[Synonym]
Attributed to: A. Adams MS
Type Locality: Not stated
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
References: Sowerby II (1874f) M; Cernohorsky (1978a) s

Partial List of References

Reeve, L. 1845. Monograph of the genus Mitra Conchologia Iconica 2 pls. 28-39
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1874. A monograph of the genus Mitra Thesaurus Conchyliorum 4 46 pp., pls. 352-379

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