WoRMS taxon details
Vexillum cerithinum (Melvill, 1888)
1782136 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1782136)
accepted
Species
Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). Descriptions of fifteen new species of <i>Mitra</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(9): 281-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31653927
page(s): 285, pl. 2, fig. 19. [details]
page(s): 285, pl. 2, fig. 19. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum cerithinum (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1782136 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). Descriptions of fifteen new species of <i>Mitra</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(9): 281-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31653927
page(s): 285, pl. 2, fig. 19. [details]
basis of record Salisbury, R. A. & Martin, J. C. (2024). Redescription of <i>Mitra macandrewi</i> G.B. Sowerby II, 1874 with comparisons to <i>Vexillum cerithina</i> (Melvill, 1888à (Gastropoda: Costellariidae). <em>Visaya.</em> 6(1): 19-24.
page(s): 21, pl. 2 figs 2-4 [details]
page(s): 285, pl. 2, fig. 19. [details]
basis of record Salisbury, R. A. & Martin, J. C. (2024). Redescription of <i>Mitra macandrewi</i> G.B. Sowerby II, 1874 with comparisons to <i>Vexillum cerithina</i> (Melvill, 1888à (Gastropoda: Costellariidae). <em>Visaya.</em> 6(1): 19-24.
page(s): 21, pl. 2 figs 2-4 [details]
Other
additional source
Salisbury, R., Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2024). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Mozambique with the description of 10 new Indo-Pacific species. <em>Visaya.</em> supplement 19: 3-116.
page(s): 67, textfigs [details]
page(s): 67, textfigs [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00390) (from synonym Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00390) (from synonym Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
