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Vexillum (Costellaria) leucophryna H. Turner & Marrow, 2001
413848 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413848)
unaccepted
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marine
Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new <i>Vexillum (Costellaria)</i> species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on <i>Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri</i> (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 43, figs 1-2 [details]
page(s): 43, figs 1-2 [details]
Type locality contained in Balicasag Island
type locality contained in Balicasag Island [details]
Etymology Latin = leucophryna = 'with white eyebrows', epithet of the goddess Diana, referring to few white zones on an otherwise...
Etymology Latin = leucophryna = 'with white eyebrows', epithet of the goddess Diana, referring to few white zones on an otherwise brown shell, a typical character of this new species. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vexillum (Costellaria) leucophryna H. Turner & Marrow, 2001. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413848 on 2025-09-11
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Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new <i>Vexillum (Costellaria)</i> species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on <i>Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri</i> (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 43, figs 1-2 [details]
page(s): 43, figs 1-2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Etymology Latin = leucophryna = 'with white eyebrows', epithet of the goddess Diana, referring to few white zones on an otherwise brown shell, a typical character of this new species. [details]
