WoRMS taxon details
Vexillum infaustum (Reeve, 1845)
756938 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:756938)
accepted
Species
Mitra (Pusia) elizae Melvill, 1899 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mitra fulvosulcata Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mitra infausta Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Vexillum (Pusia) infaustum (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Vexillum fulvosulcatum (Melvill, 1888) · unaccepted
marine
(of Mitra infausta 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 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum infaustum (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=756938 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mitra fulvosulcata Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). Descriptions of fifteen new species of <i>Mitra</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(9): 281-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31653927
page(s): 287, pl. 2, fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Mitra infausta 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 [details]
original description (of Mitra (Pusia) elizae Melvill, 1899) Melvill, J. C. (1899). Notes on the Mollusca of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman, mostly dredged by Mr. F. W. Townsend, with descriptions of twenty-seven species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 4(20): 81-101, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208812
page(s): 90, pl. 2, fig. 2. [details]
basis of record 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): 84, textfigs [details]
page(s): 287, pl. 2, fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Mitra infausta 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 [details]
original description (of Mitra (Pusia) elizae Melvill, 1899) Melvill, J. C. (1899). Notes on the Mollusca of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman, mostly dredged by Mr. F. W. Townsend, with descriptions of twenty-seven species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 4(20): 81-101, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208812
page(s): 90, pl. 2, fig. 2. [details]
basis of record 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): 84, textfigs [details]





To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Mitra fulvosulcata Melvill, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vexillum infaustum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Mitra infausta Reeve, 1845)
To Malacopics (Vexillum infaustum (Reeve, 1845) Guam, off Tipalao, in sand, by diving, at 7.5 m de...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Vexillum (Pusia) infaustum (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Mitra fulvosulcata Melvill, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vexillum infaustum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Mitra infausta Reeve, 1845)
To Malacopics (Vexillum infaustum (Reeve, 1845) Guam, off Tipalao, in sand, by diving, at 7.5 m de...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Vexillum (Pusia) infaustum (Reeve, 1845))