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Vexillum (Pusia) chickcharneorum W. G. Lyons & Kaicher, 1978
413772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413772)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Vexillum (Pusia) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Pusia Swainson, 1840
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lyons, W. G. & Kaicher, S. D. (1978). A new <i>Vexillum</i> of the subgenus <i>Pusia</i> (Gastropoda: Vexillidae) from the Bahamas. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 28(3): 543-549.
page(s): 544, figs 1-4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 544, figs 1-4 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology Named for the Chickcharneys (or Chick Charneys), uniquely Bahamian inhabitants variously described by Voss and Voss (1960)...
Etymology Named for the Chickcharneys (or Chick Charneys), uniquely Bahamian inhabitants variously described by Voss and Voss (1960) as evil spirits or evil creatures, and by Kline (1974) as pixies, leprechauns, or gremlins. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum (Pusia) chickcharneorum W. G. Lyons & Kaicher, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413772 on 2025-09-11
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Lyons, W. G. & Kaicher, S. D. (1978). A new <i>Vexillum</i> of the subgenus <i>Pusia</i> (Gastropoda: Vexillidae) from the Bahamas. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 28(3): 543-549.
page(s): 544, figs 1-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Turner H. (2001) <i>Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea)</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 544, figs 1-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Turner H. (2001) <i>Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea)</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
page(s): 23 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for the Chickcharneys (or Chick Charneys), uniquely Bahamian inhabitants variously described by Voss and Voss (1960) as evil spirits or evil creatures, and by Kline (1974) as pixies, leprechauns, or gremlins. [details]
