MolluscaBase - Vexillum (Costellaria) quaestia (Melvill, 1925)

MolluscaBase name details

Vexillum (Costellaria) quaestia (Melvill, 1925)

AphiaID

1596843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1596843)

Classification

Status

uncertain > taxon inquirendum

Rank

Species

Parent

Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Vexillum Röding, 1798

Original name

Mitra (Costellaria) quaestia Melvill, 1925

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Mitra (Costellaria) quaestia Melvill, 1925) Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.
page(s): 219, pl. 10, fig. 4 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum (Costellaria) quaestia (Melvill, 1925). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1596843 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-08-11 03:38:59Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Mitra (Costellaria) quaestia Melvill, 1925) Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.
page(s): 219, pl. 10, fig. 4 [details] Available for editors

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