Pilgrivexillum castum
| Pilgrivexillum castum | |
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| A shell of Pilgrivexillum castum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Pilgrivexillum |
| Species: | P. castum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilgrivexillum castum (H. Adams, 1872)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pilgrivexillum castum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Homonymy
Sowerby II, 1874 introduced the new replacement name Mitra hastata for Turricula casta H. Adams, 1872 non Voluta casta Gmelin, 1791, both of which he placed in Mitra, but Sowerby's name is preoccupied by M. hastata Karsten, 1849. Since the replacement name is no longer in use and the taxa are no longer considered congeneric (Gmelin's taxon is now called Scabricola casta), Adams' name should be used (ICZN Article 59.3).
Description
The length of the white shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
(Original description in Latin of Vexillum castum) The white shell is rather thin and has an elongated, spindle-like shape. It is sculpted with curved, lengthwise folds, and the spaces between these folds are grooved crosswise. The spire is elongated and consists of ten scarcely convex whorls that are slightly knobby near the top. The body whorl abruptly narrows toward the front. The columella has three folds, the siphonal canal is slightly extended and curved backward, and the outer lip is sharp and simple.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea; in the Indo-west and Central Pacific: from the Persian Gulf to the Society Islands and Hawaii and the Kermadec Islands; also off Papua New Guinea and Queensland (Australia).[3]
References
- ^ a b Pilgrivexillum castum (H. Adams, 1872). 11 March 20268. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Adams, H. (1872). Further descriptions of new species of shells collected by Robert M'Andrew, Esq., in the Red Sea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1872: 9-12, pl. 3 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Gbif.org: Vexillum castum: distribution
- Dautzenberg, P. & Bouge, L.J. 1923. Mitridés de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et de ses dépendances. Journal de Conchyliologie 67(2): 179-259
- Cotton, B.C. 1957. Family Mitridae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 12: 8 pp.
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
- Cernohorsky, W. O. (1988). "The Mitridae, Costellariidae, and Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Recently Dredged at Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, with Descriptions of New Species". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 25: 75–85. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906386. Wikidata Q58677347.
External links
- Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London
- Fedosov, A.; Bouchet, P.; Dekkers, A.; Gori, S.; Huang, S.-I.; Kantor, Y.; Lemarcis, T.; Marrow, M.; Ratti, C.; Rosenberg, G.; Salisbury, R.; Zvonareva, S.; Puillandre, N. (2025). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Costellariidae (Caenogastropoda: Turbinelloidea) revisited". Invertebrate Systematics. 39 (7): 26. doi:10.1071/is24101. PMID 40608992.
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