Vexilla (gastropod)

Vexilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Description

The shell is purpuriform. The inner lip is flattened and depressed. The outer lip, when adult, is thickened, inflected, and toothed. The aperture is wide.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Vexilla include:

Vexilla taeniata (Powis, 1835)^[3]
Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)^[4]

Synonyms

Vexilla (Usilla) H. Adams, 1861: synonym of Usilla H. Adams, 1861 (original rank)
Vexilla fusconigra Pease, 1860: synonym of Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842)
Vexilla lineata A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)
Vexilla picta Swainson, 1840: synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)
Vexilla thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921: synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Vexilla variabilis (Deshayes, 1863):^[5] synonym of Cronia avenacea (Lesson, 1842): synonum of Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842)

References

^ a b Vexilla Swainson, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
^ Vexilla taeniata (Powis, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
^ Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
^ Vexilla variabilis (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102

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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp
Hedley, C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 51: M1-M120.