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Vexillum nitidissimum (Melvill & Standen, 1895)
758882 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:758882)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Mitra (Volutomitra) nitidissima var. rubida Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mitra (Costellaria) nitidissima Melvill & Standen, 1895) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1895-1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8: 84–132, pl. 3 [8(4): 84-128, pl. 3, 15 October 1895; 8(5): 129-133, 1 January 1896]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980663
page(s): 102, pl. 3, fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 102, pl. 3, fig. 19 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum nitidissimum (Melvill & Standen, 1895). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758882 on 2025-09-11
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(of Mitra (Costellaria) nitidissima Melvill & Standen, 1895) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1895-1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8: 84–132, pl. 3 [8(4): 84-128, pl. 3, 15 October 1895; 8(5): 129-133, 1 January 1896]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980663
page(s): 102, pl. 3, fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 102, pl. 3, fig. 19 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907)
To Malacopics (Mitra (Volutomitra) nitidissima Melvill & Standen, 1895 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Îles Loyauté, Lifou)
To Malacopics (Mitra (Volutomitra) nitidissima var. rubida Dautzenberg & Bouge,1923 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Îles Loyauté, Lifou)
To NHMUK collection (Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2853839) (from synonym Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907)
To Malacopics (Mitra (Volutomitra) nitidissima Melvill & Standen, 1895 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Îles Loyauté, Lifou)
To Malacopics (Mitra (Volutomitra) nitidissima var. rubida Dautzenberg & Bouge,1923 SYNTYPE New Caledonia, Îles Loyauté, Lifou)
To NHMUK collection (Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2853839) (from synonym Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907)
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