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Vexillum sculptile (Reeve, 1845)
754017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:754017)
accepted
Species
Costellaria sculptilis (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Costellaria sculptilis var. interviewi H. C. Ray, 1954 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mitra cophina A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Mitra sculptilis Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Uromitra cophina (A. Gould, 1850) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vexillum (Costellaria) sculptile (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Vexillum cophinum (A. Gould, 1850) · unaccepted
marine
(of Mitra sculptilis 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. 35, species no. 290 [details]
page(s): pl. 35, species no. 290 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum sculptile (Reeve, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754017 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Mitra cophina A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 171. [details]
original description (of Mitra sculptilis 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. 35, species no. 290 [details]
original description (of Costellaria sculptilis var. interviewi H. C. Ray, 1954) Ray, H. C. (1954). Mitres of Indian waters (Mollusca, Gastropoda : Family Mitridae.). <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> 14(1): 1-72, pls 1-3., available online at https://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/memoirs/014/01/0001-0072.pdf
page(s): 12, pl. 1 fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 183. [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): 106, textfigs, pl. 8 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 171. [details]
original description (of Mitra sculptilis 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. 35, species no. 290 [details]
original description (of Costellaria sculptilis var. interviewi H. C. Ray, 1954) Ray, H. C. (1954). Mitres of Indian waters (Mollusca, Gastropoda : Family Mitridae.). <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> 14(1): 1-72, pls 1-3., available online at https://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/memoirs/014/01/0001-0072.pdf
page(s): 12, pl. 1 fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 183. [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): 106, textfigs, pl. 8 fig. 4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Mitra cophina. Gould, 1850. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 171 - catalog no. 28787) (from synonym Mitra cophina A. Gould, 1850)
To Malacopics (Vexillum sculptile (Reeve, 1845) Fiji, Western, Viti Levu, Votualailai, lagoon, in sandpocket, by snorkeling, at 1-3 m depth, collected 1999-07-00, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To Malacopics (Vexillum sculptile (Reeve, 1845) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, Balicasag Island, by tangle net, at 130-230 m depth, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To Malacopics (Vexillum sculptile (Reeve, 1845) Fiji, Western, Viti Levu, Votualailai, lagoon, in sandpocket, by snorkeling, at 1-3 m depth, collected 1999-07-00, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To Malacopics (Vexillum sculptile (Reeve, 1845) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, Balicasag Island, by tangle net, at 130-230 m depth, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
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