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Vexillum pacificum (Reeve, 1845)
208340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208340)
accepted
Species
Mitra pacifica Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Mitra wisemani Dohrn, 1860 · unaccepted
Vexillum (Costellaria) pacificum (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mitra pacifica Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): pl. 33, species 272 [details]
page(s): pl. 33, species 272 [details]
Type locality contained in Gambier Islands (French Polynesia)
type locality contained in Gambier Islands (French Polynesia) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum pacificum (Reeve, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208340 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Mitra pacifica Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): pl. 33, species 272 [details]
original description (of Mitra wisemani Dohrn, 1860) Dohrn, H. (1860). Description of new species of <i>Mitra</i> from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 366-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866934
page(s): 367 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cernohorsky, W. O. & Jennings, A. (1965). The Mitridae of Fiji. <em>Veliger.</em> 8(2): 70-160, pls 13-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42521666
page(s): 132, pl. 18 fig. 70 [details]
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): 97, textfigs [details]
status source Kilburn R.N. (1974). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22: 187-220. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 33, species 272 [details]
original description (of Mitra wisemani Dohrn, 1860) Dohrn, H. (1860). Description of new species of <i>Mitra</i> from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 366-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866934
page(s): 367 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cernohorsky, W. O. & Jennings, A. (1965). The Mitridae of Fiji. <em>Veliger.</em> 8(2): 70-160, pls 13-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42521666
page(s): 132, pl. 18 fig. 70 [details]
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): 97, textfigs [details]
status source Kilburn R.N. (1974). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22: 187-220. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Malacopics (Vexillum pacificum (Reeve, 1845) French Polynesia, Society Islands, Moorea, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To Malacopics (Vexillum pacificum (Reeve, 1845) Israel, Darom, Gulf of Eilat, on sand, at 2-4 m depth, collected 1977, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Malacopics (Vexillum pacificum (Reeve, 1845) French Polynesia, Society Islands, Moorea, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To Malacopics (Vexillum pacificum (Reeve, 1845) Israel, Darom, Gulf of Eilat, on sand, at 2-4 m depth, collected 1977, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
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