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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum

(Reeve, L.A., 1844) Pinpricked Mitre Shell size 13 - 46 mm Red Sea - W Pacific
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyMURICOIDEA
FamilyCOSTELLARIIDAE
open bookPage/Plate
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 128/2
Compendium of Seashellsp 206/3.4
Australian Marine Shells Part 2p 162; Pl. 35/4
Guide to Australian Shellsp 53/6
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guineap 44/6
Shells of the Philippinesp 217/12
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacificp 51/10
Mitridae Costellariidaep 21; C-4/1.3
Mitre Shells from the Pacific and Indian OceansPl. 33/2-4
Marine Molluscs of Mauritiusp 64/Pl. XIII
Shells of Vietnamp 180; Pl. 55/1
VisayaVol. 1/5, p 126/4
Synonyms
Mitra autumnalis Dohrn, H., 1860
Mitridae Costellariidaep 21
Shells of Vietnamp 180
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
Mitra hirasei Pilsbry, H.A., 1904 : Japan
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. PhiladelphiaVol. 56, p 12; Pl. 3/21-21a
Mitridae Costellariidaep 15
Shells of Vietnamp 172
Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 Atoll Shells
3 Atoll Shells
4 Eurasia Shells - Mitroidea
5 Guido Poppe
6 Eurasia Shells - Mitroidea
7 Ricardo Vega Luz
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